William LeoGrande, dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University, will discuss the history of secret negotiations between the United States and Cuba toward normalizing diplomatic relations on Monday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. His remarks will be based on new evidence collected via release of previously classified U.S. government documents. The lecture is free and open to the public.
A specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America, LeoGrande has been a frequent adviser to government and private sector agencies. He has written five books, the latest of which is Our Own Backyard: The United States in Central America, 1977 - 1992. Previously, he served on the staffs of the Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate and the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Central America of the United States House of Representatives.
LeoGrande has been a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow and a Pew Faculty Fellow in International Affairs. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, American Political Science Review, Latin American Research Review, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald and other journals and newspapers. LeoGrande was acting dean of the School of Public Affairs from 1997-1999.
A specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America, LeoGrande has been a frequent adviser to government and private sector agencies. He has written five books, the latest of which is Our Own Backyard: The United States in Central America, 1977 - 1992. Previously, he served on the staffs of the Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate and the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Central America of the United States House of Representatives.
LeoGrande has been a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow and a Pew Faculty Fellow in International Affairs. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, American Political Science Review, Latin American Research Review, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald and other journals and newspapers. LeoGrande was acting dean of the School of Public Affairs from 1997-1999.
