U.S. Institute of Peace Focuses on Latin America
The United States Institute of Peace announced today that it will be focusing more heavily on Latin America, in particular Colombia. Virginia M. Bouvier will be the senior program officer for Latin America in the Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution.
For Immediate Release, December 7, 2009
Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725
(Washington, D.C.) -- The United States Institute of Peace announced today that it will be focusing more heavily on Latin America, in particular Colombia.
Virginia M. Bouvier will be the senior program officer for Latin America in the Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Previously, Ms. Bouvier was with the Institute’s grant and fellowship program. An expert on Latin America, Bouvier is the editor of "Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War" (USIP Press, 2009).
"We are delighted that Ginny is going to spend most of her time on the challenges and opportunities in Latin America including gender-related work, interfaith dialogue, democracy and human rights," said Tara Sonenshine, executive vice president.
