International Organizations & Democracy: The OAS and Democratic Governance

Issue Date July 1993
Volume 4
Issue 3
Page Numbers 29-38
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About the Author

Heraldo Muñoz has served since 1990 as Chile’s ambassador to the Organization of American States, presiding as chairman of its Permanent Council since January 1993. He is the author of several books on international affairs and U.S.-Latin American relations. The views expressed in this essay are his own, and do not reflect the position of the Chilean government.

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