Our Mission

The Center for Latin American Issues is a premier center for the pursuit of scholarship and academic excellence on issues pertaining to Latin America and the Caribbean region. Through its programs and activities, CLAI seeks to further academic study and research on major Latin American issues and on how those issues affect the interests of states within and beyond the region; to accelerate the development of human resources, including the professional skills and competencies of public servants and managers; to propagate the ideals of political and economic democracy throughout the region; and to foster greater mutual understanding among the peoples of the hemisphere.

Upcoming Events

Minerva Program Now Open to All Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

Since 1994, CLAI has offered its Minerva training program to public servants from Brazil. The program helps participants, who come from many different government ministries and agencies, to master concepts in economics, finance, economic policy-making, regulation, and public ethics. Minerva is now open to mid-level public servants from all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. For more information on Minerva, please click on the links below, or contact CLAI at clai@gwu.edu, or by phone at (202) 994-5205.

 

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(This page was last revised on August 13, 2008)

 

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