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Event: Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United States, will discuss "U.S.-Venezuela Relations and a New Era for the Americas." The event is co-sponsored by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and the Department of Government at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Charles R. Hale, professor of anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS).

Hale, whose appointment begins Sept. 1, was selected following an international search by a university-wide committee.

Internationally respected in his field of political anthropology, Hale has a longstanding [...]

Event: Néstor Osorio, executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), will be the first speaker in the new "Faces of the Americas/Rostros de las Américas" series presented by the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at Austin.

Media Availability: Osorio will be available for media interviews upon request [...]

The Mexican Center of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Veracruz (UV) and the Intercultural University of Veracruz (UVI) have received a three-year, $250,000 grant to provide innovative information technology to rural farmers in Veracruz, Mexico.

The Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships [...]

Event: The Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) in the College of Liberal Arts will host the symposium "Shared Visions for Cuba-U.S.

Relations" at The University of Texas at Austin. When: Jan. 29-30 Where: The Texas Union. A campus map is available online.

Background: The two-day symposium brings scholars, policy makers and industry professionals together to [...]

Event: The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) will unveil "El Rey," a full-scale stone reproduction of Olmec Colossal Head No. 1.

Raúl Arias, president of Universidad Veracruzana, will present the gift to William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, in recognition of the university's commitment to Latin American [...]