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XLIX Lecture of the Americas: 25 Years after the Esquipulas Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges in Central America
Date: August 14, 2012 - 09:00 AM
Place: Hall of the Americas, Main Building, OAS Headquarters Washington D.C

Opening Remarks by Ambassador Alfonso Quiñonez , Secretary for External Relations, OAS (01'56")
Welcoming remarks by José Miguel Insulza , Secretary General, OAS (09'15")
Presentation “The Road to Esquipulas†Vinicio Cerezo, former President of Guatemala (23'21")
Panel: “Central America: Then and Now†Overview and Introduction of Panelists (01'10)
Remarks by Michael Shifter, President of the Inter-American Dialogue (05'59")
Presentation by Eduardo Stein, former Vice President of Guatemala (09'06")
Remarks by Michael Shifter, President of the Inter-American Dialogue (01'09")
Presentation by Michael Barnes, former Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs  (06'39)
Remarks by Michael Shifter, President of the Inter-American Dialogue (00'31")
Presentation by Arturo Cruz, former Ambassador of Nicaragua and political analyst  (06'17")
Remarks by Michael Shifter, President of the Inter-American Dialogue (00'53")
Presentation by Cynthia Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center (00'09")
Question and answer session (37'55")
Remarks by Vinicio Cerezo, former President of Guatemala (03'58")
Final Remarks by Michael Shifter, President of the Inter-American Dialogue (00'56")
Presentation “The Legacy of Esquipulas: Which way now for Central America†Oscar Arias, former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Laureate 1987 (24'41")
Closing Remarks by José Miguel Insulza , Secretary General, OAS (00'52")