Felipe Herrera Lane (17 June 1922 – 17 September 1996) was a

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an economist, lawyer, academic and political

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. He served as the first president of the

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, where he gained a reputation as a "

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.": Memorandum From Marshall Wright and Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), November 2, 1971.

Campaign for United Nations Secretary-General, 1971

Herrera was nominated by the Allende government for Secretary-General of the United Nations in the 1971 selection. He received wide support among Latin American countries, including right-wing governments such as Argentina's military junta.: Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts in the American Republics, October 20, 1971, 1622Z. However, the United States opposed any candidate nominated by the leftist Allende government and felt that Herrera was "a poor manager to boot.": Memorandum From Marshall Wright and Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), November 2, 1971. On 5 November 1971, U.S. Ambassador

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met with Herrera and revealed that the United States would not support his candidacy.: Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, November 6, 1971, 0220Z. Herrera's campaign was resurrected later that month when the Chinese seat at the United Nations was transferred from Nationalist China to Communist China, which picked him as one of its top two choices for Secretary-General.: Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, December 17, 1971, 0655Z. In the first round of voting, Herrera placed third but was vetoed by the United States. In the second round, he tied for third but was vetoed again. Herrera subsequently withdrew in favor of

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of Argentina, who placed first in the third round, only to be vetoed by the Soviet Union. Latin America had nominated candidates from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, seeing both candidates vetoed by opposing

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s. However, a Latin American would emerge as a

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candidate to win the deadlocked 1981 selection. Felipe_Herrera,_presidente_del_BID

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* People from Valparaíso 20th-century Chilean economists Presidents of the Inter-American Development Bank 1922 births 1996 deaths Presidents of the University of Chile Student Federation Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Chile-economist-stub