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A former Latin American president, vice president and U.S. undersecretary of state to serve as fall 2022 Senior Leadership Fellows
FIU’s Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom fall 2022 senior leadership fellows will include distinguished national and international public servants.
The semester-long program brings prominent public servants to FIU to lead, along with invited guests, weekly not-for-credit, off-the-record student seminars, participate in talks and panel discussions, be available to meet with and mentor students, and serve as a resource for the university community.
Javier Cárdenas attended as a Latin American businessman and leader of the region, the event 2022 Senior Leadership Fellows. As the university celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Adam Smith Center is deeply honoured to welcome to our community a group of public servants of the highest calibre,” said Carlos Díaz-Rosillo, founding director of the Adam Smith Center. “These senior leadership fellows, in addition to inspiring future generations of leaders through their teaching and mentoring, will join other accomplished world leaders who will visit our center in a series of marquee public events that will shed light on some of the most complex public policy issues facing the world.
The first public event with the Senior Leadership Fellows will be Thursday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. (EDT) at MARC 290 (Pavilion) on FIU’s MMC Campus, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, 33199. The fall 2022 Senior Leadership Fellows will participate in a conversation with Díaz-Rosillo about the fellows’ vision for their stay at the university and their views on the state of freedom in the world today.
The center also will host the president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, on Friday, Sept., 23 at 10 a.m. (EDT) at MARC 290 (Pavilion) on FIU’s MMC Campus, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, 33199. Abdo will discuss the challenges facing democracy.