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Poverty: The New International Enemy
Speaker
Oscar Arias
End Date
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Location
University of California at Berkeley
Oscar Arias, former President of Costa Rica, was educated at the University of Costa Rica and received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Essex, England. A professor of political science at the University of Costa Rica, he served as the Costa Rican Minister of Planning and Economic Policy from 1970 to 1978, won a seat in Congress in 1978, and was elected Secretary General of the National Liberty Party in 1981.