Carlos Heredia is a Mexican

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and academic born in

Tampico, Tamaulipas Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth ...

in 1956. Heredia served as a (PRD) Member of Mexico's 57th Congress from 1997 to 2000.Politician Carlos Heridia He has held senior positions with Mexico’s

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Department and the Government of

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. He was Senior Advisor on International Affairs to Lázaro Cárdenas-Batel, Governor of the State of

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

, from 2003 to 2008. He was the economic and international affairs spokesperson of the presidential campaign of

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (; born 1 May 1934) is a Mexican prominent politician. The son of 51st President of Mexico Lázaro Cárdenas, he is a former Head of Government of Mexico City and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolu ...

in 2000 and has since been his advisor in the Foundation for Democracy. Carlos Heredia has worked for almost thirty years with development NGOs, including two of Mexico's leading organizations of civil society, Equipo PUEBLO and Iniciativa Ciudadana para la Promoción de la Cultura del Diálogo. Heredia was part of the Independent Task Force on Building a North American Community, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations in 2005. He is a member of the International Committee of the Latin American Migrant Community Summit. Since 2008 he has served on the Advisory Board of the

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at the

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) is a quasi-government entity and think tank which conducts research to inform public policy. Located in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washi ...

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. He is a founding member and current associate of the

Mexican Council on Foreign Relations The Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI; es, Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales, links=no) was established the November 22, 2001. So far, it is the only plural and multidisciplinary forum, focused in the debate and analysis of M ...

(Comexi) and served as its Vice president during 2003-2006. He served as the Co-Director of the Binational Task Force on the U.S.-Mexico Border, sponsored by Comexi and the

Pacific Council on International Policy The Pacific Council on International Policy is an independent, non-partisan, membership-based organization dedicated to global engagement. Founded in 1995 in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations and the University of Southern Califo ...

(PCIP) in 2009. Heredia attended ITAM in Mexico City and graduated from

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

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. He has taught at ITAM and the Tampico Campus of the Monterrey Tech. Heredia has authored over 80 articles in specialized journals and half a dozen book chapters on economics, multilateral

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s, foreign policy, international cooperation, international relations of subnational governments, migration, North American integration and Mexico-China bilateral relations. He writes a Sunday column for MILENIO and is a frequent commentator in Mexican news media, including W Radio. He is currently an associate professor at the China Studies Unit of the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City.

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