On April 6, the Brookings Institution will host former President of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso and former President of Colombia César Gaviria for the U.S. release of the report “Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift” by the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy. As co-presidents of the Commission, Presidents Cardoso and Gaviria will present findings of the report and discuss its recommendations for reducing harm caused by illegal narcotics to people, societies and public institutions. Mauricio Cárdenas, senior fellow and director of the Latin America Initiative at Brookings, will moderate the discussion.
Following their remarks, a panel of experts will evaluate the report’s recommendations. Panelists include Kevin Casas-Zamora, Brookings Latin America Initiative senior fellow; José Miguel Insulza, secretary general at the Organization of American States; and John Walters, executive vice president at the Hudson Institute. Moisés Naím, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, will moderate the discussion. After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
When
Monday, April 06, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where
Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Brookings Office of Communications
E-mail: events@brookings.edu
Phone: 202.797.6105