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Arturo Valenzuela
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (since November 2009)
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Valenzuela, a democracy expert and devout Democrat, is in charge of all U.S. policy for Latin America. A former Clinton White House staffer who served as a key adviser on Mexican policy and broader regional issues, Valenzuela continues his link to the family in this new post working under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The Chilean-born professor and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University has a tough job ahead of him as relations with many countries south of the U.S. border deteriorated under the George W. Bush administration.
- Career History: Professor of government and director of the Center for Latin American Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (1987-current); Deputy assistant secretary for inter-american affairs (first Bill Clinton administration); White House special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for Inter-American affairs at the National Security Council (second Clinton administration)
- Hometown: Concepcion, Chile
- Alma Mater: Columbia University, Masters and Ph.D. in political science, 1971; Drew University, B.A. summa cum laude in political science, 1965
- Spouse: Katy Mudge
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