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LEIR TALKS @ FLETCHER – Featuring Claudia López, Former Senator of Colombia and Mayor of Bogotá
October 3 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for the launch of National Hispanic Heritage Month at Fletcher, featuring a special talk with Claudia López, Former Senator of Colombia and Mayor of Bogotá.
With an introduction by Dean Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Date: Thursday, October 3rd
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Venue: The Fletcher School, Cabot 702 (& 7th floor lobby area)
Event schedule:
5:00 – 5:30: Registration and reception (food will be served)
5:30 – 7:00: Conversation with Claudia Lopez, plus Q&A session
Claudia López served as Mayor of Bogotá from January 2020 until December 2023. As Bogotá’s first female and first openly LGBTQ+ Mayor, she had an emphatic focus on environmental, social and anti-corruption issues. López additionally served as a Senator of the Republic of Colombia between 2014 and 2018 and ran as vice-presidential candidate in the 2018 Colombian presidential election. As a senator, she set an example in the fight against corruption, with results never seen before, and became a prominent figure in the political arena.
The public recognizes her tenacity and enormous capacity for collective action, which led her to make her way into academia and public service, becoming the first woman to be elected by popular vote to Colombia’s second most important office.
Claudia López is a finance and international relations graduate from Universidad Externado de Colombia, holds a master’s degree in public administration and urban policy from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University. Currently she is a Harvard ALI fellow.
This is an RSVP only event. Please register below. Spaces are limited.
We look forward to seeing you!
~The Leir Team