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Jorge Castañeda Gutman

April 12, 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castañeda and the second or maternal family name is Gutman.

Jorge Castañeda Gutman (born May 24, 1953) is a Mexican politician and academic who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2000–2003).

Jorge Castañeda
Castañeda at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in 2011
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
December 1, 2000 – January 10, 2003
PresidentVicente Fox
Preceded byRosario Green
Succeeded byLuis Ernesto Derbez
Personal details
Born
Jorge Castañeda Gutman

(1953-05-24) May 24, 1953 (age 70)
Mexico City
Political partyIndependent
Alma materPrinceton University
ProfessionProfessor, Politician

He also authored more than a dozen books, including a biography of Che Guevara, and he regularly contributes to newspapers such as Reforma (Mexico), El País (Spain), Los Angeles Times (USA) and Newsweek magazine. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2008.[1]

Early life and education edit

Castañeda was born in Mexico City. His father was Jorge Castañeda y Álvarez de la Rosa who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1979–1982), during the administration of José López Portillo.

He received the French Baccalauréat from the Lycée Franco-Mexicain in Mexico City. He graduated with an AB in history from Princeton University in 1973 after completing a 241-page long senior thesis titled "The Movement of the Revolutionary Left in Chile: 1965-1972."[2] Then after receiving his PhD in Economic History from the University of Paris (Panthéon-La Sorbonne) he worked as a professor at several universities, including the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the University of California, Berkeley, Princeton University, New York University, and the University of Cambridge. He was a Bernard Schwartz fellow at The New America Foundation.

He was married to Miriam Morales (a Chilean citizen) and he has one son, Jorge Andrés.

Academic books edit

Among his books is Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left After the Cold War (Vintage Books, 1993), an assessment of leftist politics in Latin America. The book has had a wide readership for its sometimes controversial overview of left-leaning politics in the region post-1990. Its main theme is a shift from politics based on the Cuban Revolution to politics based on broad-based new social movements, from armed revolutions to elections.

Another of Castañeda's well-known works is Compañero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara, which analyzes the Argentine Marxist revolutionary.

Political career edit

Castañeda's political career began as a member of the Mexican Communist Party but he has since moved to the political center. He served as an advisor to Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas during his (failed) presidential campaign in 1988 and advised Vicente Fox during his (successful) presidential campaign in 2000.

After winning the election, Fox appointed Castañeda as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

Following a number of disagreements with other cabinet members Castañeda left the post in January 2003 and began traveling around the country, giving lectures and promoting his ideas. In July 2003, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him to the United Nations Commission on the Private Sector and Development, which was co-chaired by Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada and former President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico.[3]

Presidential candidacy edit

On March 25, 2004, Castañeda officially announced his presidential campaign by means of a prime-time campaign advertisement carried in all major Mexican television stations. He presented himself as an independent "citizens' candidate", a move contrary to Mexico's electoral law that gives registered parties alone the right to nominate candidates for election.

In 2004, Castañeda started to seek Court authorization to run in the country's 2006 presidential election without the endorsement of any of the registered political parties. In August 2005 the Supreme Court ruled against Castañeda's appeal. The ruling essentially put an end to Castañeda's bid to run as an independent candidate; however, soon after this ruling he took his case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in order to defend his political rights; in 2008 the IACHR found that the State violated the American Convention on Human Rights and ordered major electoral reform in the country.

Later career edit

In 2014, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Castañeda as co-chair of a commission of inquiry to investigate human rights abuses in the Central African Republic, alongside Fatimata M'Baye and Bernard Acho Muna; within two months, however, Castañeda resigned from the position.[4]

Articles edit

He has published articles in Newsweek and writes regularly for Project Syndicate.[citation needed]

In a Newsweek article published in March 2009, he suggested that Hugo Chávez was plotting a coup in Cuba due to concerns that Raul Castro would make concessions that would betray the Cuban Revolution. According to his thesis, Hugo Chávez asked Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic to support the plot, but he declined. Castañeda's statements were met with scepticism from politicians and scholars. He has admitted that he has no proof, calling his thesis "informed speculation".[5]

Bibliography edit

  • Nicaragua: Contradicciones en la Revolución (1980)
  • Los últimos capitalismos. El capital financiero: México y los "nuevos países industrializados" (1982)
  • México: El futuro en juego (1987)
  • Limits on friendship: United States and Mexico (1989), co-authored with Robert A. Pastor
  • La casa por la ventana (1993)
  • The Mexican Shock (1995)
  • Utopia unarmed (1995)
  • The Estados Unidos Affair. Cinco ensayos sobre un "amor" oblicuo (1996)
  • La vida en Rojo, una biografía del Ché Guevara (1997)
  • La Herencia. Arqueología de la sucesión presidencial en México (1999)
  • Somos Muchos: Ideas para el Mañana (2004)
  • Ex Mex (2008)
  • Mañana Forever?: Mexico and the Mexicans (2011)
  • America through Foreign Eyes (2020)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. ^ Castaneda, Jorge (1973). "The Movement of the Revolutionary Left in Chile: 1965-1972". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Felicity Barringer (July 27, 2003), U.N. Will Back Entrepreneurs In Bid to Lift Poor Nations New York Times.
  4. ^ Michelle Nichols (January 23, 2014), Central African Republic children forced to commit atrocities: U.N. Reuters.
  5. ^ "Alleged plot against Raul Castro draws skepticism". CNN. March 17, 2009. from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.

External links edit

  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • NYU: Voices of Latin American Leaders
  • Profile 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine at The New America Foundation
  • The Right Deal on Cuba by Jorge Castañeda, The Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2009
  • How Fidel Snookered Everyone by Jorge Castañeda, Newsweek, May 4, 2009 issue
  • Adios, Monroe Doctrine: When the Yanquis Go Home by Jorge G. Castañeda, The New Republic, December 28, 2009
  • Video: Does Che Guevara Still Matter? interview with biographer Jorge Castañeda
  • Castañeda on the Drug War, Legalization, Immigration and Free Trade - video interview by Democracy Now!
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of Foreign Affairs
2000–2003 		Succeeded by

April 12, 2024
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Castaneda and the second or maternal family name is Gutman Jorge Castaneda Gutman born May 24 1953 is a Mexican politician and academic who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs 2000 2003 Jorge CastanedaCastaneda at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in 2011Secretary of Foreign AffairsIn office December 1 2000 January 10 2003PresidentVicente FoxPreceded byRosario GreenSucceeded byLuis Ernesto DerbezPersonal detailsBornJorge Castaneda Gutman 1953 05 24 May 24 1953 age 70 Mexico CityPolitical partyIndependentAlma materPrinceton UniversityProfessionProfessor PoliticianHe also authored more than a dozen books including a biography of Che Guevara and he regularly contributes to newspapers such as Reforma Mexico El Pais Spain Los Angeles Times USA and Newsweek magazine He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2008 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Academic books 3 Political career 3 1 Presidential candidacy 3 2 Later career 4 Articles 5 Bibliography 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education editCastaneda was born in Mexico City His father was Jorge Castaneda y Alvarez de la Rosa who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1979 1982 during the administration of Jose Lopez Portillo He received the French Baccalaureat from the Lycee Franco Mexicain in Mexico City He graduated with an AB in history from Princeton University in 1973 after completing a 241 page long senior thesis titled The Movement of the Revolutionary Left in Chile 1965 1972 2 Then after receiving his PhD in Economic History from the University of Paris Pantheon La Sorbonne he worked as a professor at several universities including the National Autonomous University of Mexico the University of California Berkeley Princeton University New York University and the University of Cambridge He was a Bernard Schwartz fellow at The New America Foundation He was married to Miriam Morales a Chilean citizen and he has one son Jorge Andres Academic books editAmong his books is Utopia Unarmed The Latin American Left After the Cold War Vintage Books 1993 an assessment of leftist politics in Latin America The book has had a wide readership for its sometimes controversial overview of left leaning politics in the region post 1990 Its main theme is a shift from politics based on the Cuban Revolution to politics based on broad based new social movements from armed revolutions to elections Another of Castaneda s well known works is Companero The Life and Death of Che Guevara which analyzes the Argentine Marxist revolutionary Political career editCastaneda s political career began as a member of the Mexican Communist Party but he has since moved to the political center He served as an advisor to Cuauhtemoc Cardenas during his failed presidential campaign in 1988 and advised Vicente Fox during his successful presidential campaign in 2000 After winning the election Fox appointed Castaneda as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs Following a number of disagreements with other cabinet members Castaneda left the post in January 2003 and began traveling around the country giving lectures and promoting his ideas In July 2003 United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed him to the United Nations Commission on the Private Sector and Development which was co chaired by Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada and former President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico 3 Presidential candidacy edit On March 25 2004 Castaneda officially announced his presidential campaign by means of a prime time campaign advertisement carried in all major Mexican television stations He presented himself as an independent citizens candidate a move contrary to Mexico s electoral law that gives registered parties alone the right to nominate candidates for election In 2004 Castaneda started to seek Court authorization to run in the country s 2006 presidential election without the endorsement of any of the registered political parties In August 2005 the Supreme Court ruled against Castaneda s appeal The ruling essentially put an end to Castaneda s bid to run as an independent candidate however soon after this ruling he took his case to the Inter American Court of Human Rights in order to defend his political rights in 2008 the IACHR found that the State violated the American Convention on Human Rights and ordered major electoral reform in the country Later career edit In 2014 UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon appointed Castaneda as co chair of a commission of inquiry to investigate human rights abuses in the Central African Republic alongside Fatimata M Baye and Bernard Acho Muna within two months however Castaneda resigned from the position 4 Articles editHe has published articles in Newsweek and writes regularly for Project Syndicate citation needed In a Newsweek article published in March 2009 he suggested that Hugo Chavez was plotting a coup in Cuba due to concerns that Raul Castro would make concessions that would betray the Cuban Revolution According to his thesis Hugo Chavez asked Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic to support the plot but he declined Castaneda s statements were met with scepticism from politicians and scholars He has admitted that he has no proof calling his thesis informed speculation 5 Bibliography editNicaragua Contradicciones en la Revolucion 1980 Los ultimos capitalismos El capital financiero Mexico y los nuevos paises industrializados 1982 Mexico El futuro en juego 1987 Limits on friendship United States and Mexico 1989 co authored with Robert A Pastor La casa por la ventana 1993 The Mexican Shock 1995 Utopia unarmed 1995 The Estados Unidos Affair Cinco ensayos sobre un amor oblicuo 1996 La vida en Rojo una biografia del Che Guevara 1997 La Herencia Arqueologia de la sucesion presidencial en Mexico 1999 Somos Muchos Ideas para el Manana 2004 Ex Mex 2008 Manana Forever Mexico and the Mexicans 2011 America through Foreign Eyes 2020 See also edit2006 Mexican general electionReferences edit APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 05 03 Castaneda Jorge 1973 The Movement of the Revolutionary Left in Chile 1965 1972 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Felicity Barringer July 27 2003 U N Will Back Entrepreneurs In Bid to Lift Poor Nations New York Times Michelle Nichols January 23 2014 Central African Republic children forced to commit atrocities U N Reuters Alleged plot against Raul Castro draws skepticism CNN March 17 2009 Archived from the original on 21 March 2009 Retrieved 22 March 2009 External links editAppearances on C SPAN NYU Voices of Latin American Leaders Profile Archived 2012 03 29 at the Wayback Machine at The New America Foundation The Right Deal on Cuba by Jorge Castaneda The Wall Street Journal April 20 2009 How Fidel Snookered Everyone by Jorge Castaneda Newsweek May 4 2009 issue Adios Monroe Doctrine When the Yanquis Go Home by Jorge G Castaneda The New Republic December 28 2009 Video Does Che Guevara Still Matter interview with biographer Jorge Castaneda Castaneda on the Drug War Legalization Immigration and Free Trade video interview by Democracy Now Political officesPreceded byMaria del Rosario Green Macias Secretary of Foreign Affairs2000 2003 Succeeded byLuis Ernesto Derbez Bautista Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorge Castaneda Gutman amp oldid 1215250825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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