Event Highlights: The Bicentennial of the U.S.-Colombia Relationship

On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the Center for Latin American Studies welcomed Juan Carlos Pinzón, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. To commemorate the bicentennial of diplomatic relations between Colombia and the United States, the Ambassador spoke at length about the history of the countries’ binational relationship, their partnership, and the political challenges that both countries face. The Ambassador’s remarks were followed by a Q&A focused on the defense of democracy, migration, and climate change. The conversation was moderated by Jorge Heine, Research Professor at BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies and the former Ambassador of Chile to China (2014-2017), to India (2003-2007), and to South Africa (1994-1999).

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Statement on Diversity and Inclusion

The Center for Latin American Studies at Boston University is proud of BU’s history of diversity and inclusion. BU’s founders opened the University’s doors to all students without regard to religion, race, or gender, and building and sustaining a vibrant community of scholars, students, and staff remains essential to its mission of contributing to and preparing students to thrive in, an increasingly interconnected world.

Success in a competitive, global milieu depends upon our ongoing commitment to welcome and engage the wisdom, creativity, and aspirations of all peoples and the Center for Latin American Studies is vital to the University’s mission of preparing global citizens. We forge concrete initiatives to integrate faculty and students across the university in the promotion of antiracism, diversity, and inclusion from a Latin American Studies perspective. Through our in-depth and interdisciplinary academic programs, as well as through a rich array of talks, lectures, round-table discussions, conferences, and other educational and cultural events, we assist the University in its efforts to create environments for learning, working, and living that are enriched by racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity.

At the Center for Latin American Studies, we believe in and practice respect for individual differences in life experience, sexual orientation, and religious belief, and we aspire to be free of intellectual parochialism, barriers to access, and ethnocentrism. We appreciate and deeply value the contributions and talents of every member of the Boston University community and invite you to learn more about us.