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Biography for Jose Miguel Insulza

First Name: Jose Miguel

Last Name: Insulza

Title: Secretary General Organization of American States

Organization: OAS

Country: Chile

Date of Birth: 02/06/1943

Spouses:

Georgina Núñez Reyes

Children:

Three Children

Education:

Attended school at Colegio Saint George in Santiago, Chile
Studied Law at the University of Chile
Graduate degree from the Latin American Social Sciences Faculty (FLACSO)
Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan, USA

Politics: Socialist

CV:

Professor of Political Theory at the University of Chile and of Political Science at the Catholic University in Chile until 1973.
Political Advisor to the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Chile until 1973.
1981 to 1988, Lived in Mexico doing research and then working as the Director of the United States Studies Institute in the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE)
Professor at Mexico?s Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Universidad Iberoamericana, and Diplomatic Studies Institute. Author of numerous publications in his field.
1990 Appointed Chilean Ambassador for International Cooperation, Director of Multilateral Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Vice President of the International Cooperation Agency (AGCI).
Member of the Chilean Association of Political Science, the Bar Association, and the Chilean Council of International Relations
March 11, 1994, took office as Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs
September 20, 1994, appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
June 22, 1999, appointed Minister, Secretary General of the Office of the President
March 11, 2000- May 2005 took office as Minister of the Interior of Chile (Vice President of the Republic).
May 2005 Elected Secretary General of the Organization of Merican States

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First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 13 Documents

Joaquin Lavin

Chile reconstruction plan

SANTIAGO - CHILE unveiled an initial, US$110 million (S$154 million) reconstruction plan on Friday to put the central region back on its feet after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.The plan focuses on immediate priorities, such as providing shelter ... [Published 15 hours ago by Straits Times]

Entities: Chile, Earthquake, Joaquin Lavin

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated 18 hours ago - 4 Documents

Chile lowers death toll to 452 dead

An aerial view of earthquake debris at a damaged area in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 15, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit central Chile last Feb. 27, causing widespread damage. (AP Photo/Ignacio Vasquez)SANTIAGO, Chile – Chile is lowering the ... [Published 18 hours ago by Daily Caller]

Entities: Chile, Earthquake, Talcahuano (Chile), Santiago

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated 17 hours ago - 5 Documents

Paul Fontaine

Chile May Raise Mining Taxes to Fund Reconstruction (Update2)

(Adds comment from Chile’s Mining Council in fourth paragraph.)March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Chile may increase taxes on mining companies to help pay for reconstruction after last month’s earthquake, Deputy Finance Minister Rodrigo Alvarez said.The government ... [Published 17 hours ago by BusinessWeek]

Entities: Chile, Mining, Paul Fontaine, Taxes

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 4 Documents

Sebastián Piñera Echenique

Chile to Sell Foreign, Domestic Debt, May Raise Taxes (Update1)

(Adds Larrain comments in fourth paragraph.) March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Chiles government plans to sell debt in pesos and foreign currency and may raise taxes to help pay for recovery from Feb. 27s devastating earthquake, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain ... [Published 18 hours ago by BusinessWeek]

Entities: Chile, Earthquake, Sebastián Piñera Echenique, Taxes

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 Documents

Chile lowers earthquake toll

SANTIAGO - Chile is lowering the confirmed death toll from its February earthquake to 452 victims.Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter says 96 people are still missing. The previous estimated death toll was 497.The government on Friday announced school ... [Published 14 hours ago by New Zealand Herald]

Entities: Earthquake, Chile, Santiago

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 Documents

Health of Chile Quake Victims Worrying

SANTIAGO de CHILE - Chilean health authorities in the southern region of Maule have expressed concern over the health situation of about 5,000 Chileans sheltered in tents since the February 27 quake.Between 4,000 and 5,000 people in that region are living ... [Published 13 hours ago by Inside Costa Rica]

Entities: Chile, Earthquake, Gastroenteritis, Maule (Chile), Influenza

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

Scientists to map Chile earthquake site to capture fresh data

WASHINGTON: A team of scientists are all set to undertake an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean earthquake, which is one of largest quakes in recorded history.The scientists are funded by the National Science Foundation ... [Published 1 hour ago by DNA India]

Entities: Earthquake, Chile, Rupture Zone, Tsunami

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 4 Documents

AT&T announces deployment of Network Disaster Recovery Resources to Chile

US communications holding company AT&T (NYSE:T) has deployed Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) resources to Chile as a preventive measure to ensure business continuity of the AT&T node in Santiago. ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by M2]

Entities: AT&T Inc, Chile, Disaster

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Montreal responds to Chile quake

Community raises funds for relief efforts in ConcepciónSince last month’s massive earthquake in central Chile, the Associación de Chilenos de Québec (ACHQ) has spearheaded the effort to connect Montrealers with their friends and families in the affected ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Mc Gill Daily]

Entities: Chile, Earthquake, Montreal, Concepcion (Chile)

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Officials in Chile being sued for allegedly failing to give early tsunami warning

Families of 20 people killed in a tsunami that followed Chile's Feb. 27 quake are suing officials they say failed to warn them of the dangers they faced, their lawyer said yesterday. The first plaintiffs to take legal action are two men who were vacationing ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by National Post]

Entities: Tsunami, Chile, Earthquake

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

NSF Dispatches Rapid Response Oceanographic Expedition to Chile Earthquake Site

Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California at San Diego are undertaking an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by National Science Foundation]

Entities: Earthquake, Chile, Rupture Zone, Tsunami

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 2 Documents

U.S. Military Support Continues in Chile

By Christen N. McCluneySpecial to American Forces Press Service ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by United States Department of Defense]

Entities: Chile, Military/Armed Forces, American Forces Press Service

Blogs

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Chile Wants Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses, You... [TechCrunch - Oct 10 2009] Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur turned academic. He is a Visiting Scholar at UC-Berkeley, Senior Research Associate at Harvard ...
Benefit For Chile [Balloon Juice - Mar 03 2010] In case you are in or around Pittsburgh on the 13th, consider attending a benefit concert to support earthquake victims in Chile. More info here. Treat this ...
Chile's mining labor contracts due in 2009/2010 [Metals News - Metals Place - Oct 06 2009] Workers at BHP Billiton's (BLT.L)(BHP.AX) Spence copper mine will likely reject a new wage offer and strike, a union leader said on Monday, in talks seen as an indicator ...
Destruction in Chile [RealClearPolitics - Homepage - Mar 01 2010]
What I Saw in Chile [The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories - Feb 28 2010] Saturday's earthquake shook buildings for minutes and jammed phone lines, cutting off communication in the middle of the disaster. Foreign exchange student Cari ...

Audio/Video

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Chile 'up and running' [CNN.com - Video - Mar 01 2010]
Chile's transition of power [CNN.com - Video - Mar 11 2010]
'Let's be strong, Chile' [CNN.com - Video - Feb 28 2010]
Who is Chile's new president? [CNN.com - Video - Mar 11 2010]
Chile: One week later [Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 06 2010]