Building Bridges or Walls: Where Do the U.S. and Mexico Go from Here?
Vicente Fox
Thursday, 18 Apr 2019 at 8:00 pm – Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center
Free admission | No tickets | General admission seatingFormer President of Mexico Vicente Fox is a leading voice on North American trade policy and the challenges of immigration. His most recent book, Let's Move On: Beyond Fear & False Prophets, takes aim at the current state of American politics, and is a call to unity and resistance in the face of rising ethnocentric and anti-democratic sentiments. Vicente Fox is credited with playing a vital role in Mexico’s democratization and strengthening the country’s economy during his time as president from 2000 to 2006. A businessman-turned-politician, Fox worked his way up within the Mexican unit of the Coca-Cola Company and was head of its Latin American operations prior to his election as governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
Part of the World Affairs Series: The U.S. Role Abroad and the National Affairs Series: Building a Better Democracy
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- George Gund Fund
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- Ivy College of Business
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- Patricia Miller Lecture Fund
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