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 Biography: Jorge Castañeda was the former-Foreign Minister of Mexico from 2000 to 2003. He attempted to run for President of Mexico as an independent candidate in 2006. Castañeda is a renowned public intellectual, political scientist, and prolific writer, with an interest in Latin American politics, comparative politics and U.S.-Latin American relations. Born in Mexico City in 1953, Dr. Castañeda received a B. A. from Princeton University and a B. A. from Universite de Paris-I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) an M. A. from Ecole Pratique de Hautes Etudes, and his Ph.D. in Economic History from the University of Paris-I. He has taught at Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) Princeton, Berkeley and (since 1997) at NYU. Dr. Castañeda was a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1985-87) and was a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research and Writing Grant Recipient (1989-1991). Among his many books are "Limits to Friendship: The United States and Mexico (with Robert Pastor)", "Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left after the Cold War"(Knopf, 1993), "The Mexican Shock" (New Press, 1995), "Compañero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara"(Knopf, 1997), and "Perpetuating Power: How Mexican Presidents Were Chosen"(New Press, 2000). Dr. Castañeda is a regular columnist for the Mexican daily "Reforma", "El País" and "Newsweek International" . Dr. Castañeda's work as Foreign Minister (appointed by President Vicente Fox in 2000) focused on diverse issues in U.S.-Mexican relations including immigration, trade, security, and narcotics control; joint diplomatic initiatives with Latin American nations; and the global promotion of Mexican economic and trade relations. In 1997, Dr. Castañeda was appointed Global Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies at New York University. He has been a Member of the Board of Human Rights Watch since 2003 |
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