Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera will give an update on the current political situation in Venezuela, including the latest information on where things stand with the referendum to recall President Hugo Chávez. This is a rare opportunity to hear a voice from an embattled democratic government.
Bernardo Alvarez Herrera is the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States. Previously he was elected as Deputy to the National Congress for Miranda State in 1994. While a Deputy, he served as Vice President of the Defense Committee and President of the Energy and Mines Committee...
Chappell Lawson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he holds the Class of 1954 Career Development Chair. His recent book, Building the Fourth Estate, addresses the role of the mass media in democratization, and his current research focuses on voting behavior in Mexico.
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