Arturo Valenzuela is an Chilean-American academic who is currently the director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University. Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With roots extending back to March 25, 1634 and founded in its current form on January 23, 1789...

Biography

Valenzuela was born in Chile and moved to the United States at the age of 16 in order to attend college. His studies focused on politics in Latin America, a field in which he is now a renowned expert. This expertise led to his appointment by Bill Clinton as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs in the United States Department of State during Clinton's first term. William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States Government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

In President Clinton's second term in office, Arturo Valenzuela was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House.

References

Arturo Valenzuela's Biography at Georgetown University