Andrés Oppenheimer (born in

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, Argentina) is the editor and syndicated foreign affairs columnist with ''

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, and author of seven books, several of which have been published in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese''.'' His column, "The Oppenheimer Report," appears twice a week in ''The Miami Herald'' and more than 60 U.S. and international newspapers, including the ''Miami Herald'', ''El Mundo'' of Spain, ''

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'' of Argentina, ''Reforma'' of Mexico, ''El Mercurio'' of Chile and ''El Comercio'' of Peru. He is the author of ''Saving the Americas'' (Random House, 2007) and six other books, and is a regular political analyst with

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. His previous jobs at ''The Miami Herald'' included Mexico City bureau chief, foreign correspondent, and business writer. He previously worked for five years with

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in New York, and has contributed on a free-lance basis to ''

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'', the

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of Spain. He was selected by the

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Media Guide as one of the “500 most important journalists” of the United States in 1993, and by ''Poder Magazine'' as one of the “100 most powerful people” in Latin America in 2002 and 2008.

Early life and education

Born in

, Argentina, he studied law, and moved to the United States in 1976 with a fellowship from the

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. After a year at

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in St. Paul, Minnesota, he obtained a

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from

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in 1978. He has honorary PhD degrees from the

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of Guatemala (2004), Domingo Savio University of Bolivia (2011), and

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of Peru (2014).

Awards and recognition

Oppenheimer is the co-winner of the 1987

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as a member of ''The Miami Herald'' team that uncovered the Iran-Contra scandal. He won the Inter-American Press Association Award twice (1989 and 1994), and the 1997 award of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He is the winner of the 1993

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Award of Spain's daily ''El País'', the 1998

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Award of

, the 2001 King of Spain Award, given out by the Spanish news agency

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and

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of Spain, the Overseas Press Club Award in 2002, and the Suncoast Emmy award from the National Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences in 2006.

Bibliography

*''Saving the Americas: The Dangerous Decline of Latin America and What the U.S. Must Do'' *''Bordering on Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockholders, Politicians and Mexico's Road to Prosperity'' *''Crónicas de héroes y bandidos'' *''Ojos vendados: Estados Unidos y el negocio de la corrupción en América Latina'' *''Cuentos chinos: El engaño de Washington, la mentira populista y la esperanza de América Latina'' *''Basta de historias!: La obsesión latinoamericana con el pasado y las doce claves del futuro'' *''Crear o Morir: La Esperanza de América Latina y las 5 Claves de la Innovación'' *''¡Sálvese Quien Pueda!: El futuro del trabajo en la era de la automatización''

References

External links

Columns at the Miami Herald
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The Oppenheimer Report blog
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Oppenheimer, Andres 1951 births Living people American people of Argentine-Jewish descent Argentine emigrants to the United States Argentine people of German-Jewish descent Argentine Jews Argentine journalists Male journalists Columbia University alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni Macalester College alumni Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners People from Buenos Aires