William M. LeoGrande is a professor of government and former

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of the American University School of Public Affairs. He is an expert on

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Biography

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and a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward

, LeoGrande has been a frequent adviser to government and private sector agencies. He has written five books, the latest of which is ''Our Own Backyard: The United States in Central America, 1977 – 1992''. Previously, he served on the staffs of the Democratic Policy Committee of the

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, and the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Central America of the

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. LeoGrande has been a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, and a

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Faculty Fellow in International Affairs. His articles have appeared in '' Foreign Affairs'', ''Foreign Policy'', ''

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, all from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University.

Selected publications

*"Tug of War: How Real Is the Rivalry Between Congress and the President Over Foreign Policy?" Congress and the Presidency 29:113-118. 2002. *"Cuba's Quest for Economic Independence."

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34:325-363. 2002. *"América Central: Una década de democracia." Foreign Affairs en Español 2:3-10. 2001. *"Cuba: The Shape of Things to Come." In Cuba: Contours of Change., ed. Susan Kaufman Purcell and David Rothkopf.

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. 2000. *"Conclusion: Cuba's Dilemma and Ours." In Cuba: Contours of Change., ed. Susan Kaufman Purcell and David Rothkopf.

. 2000. *Our Own Backyard: The United States in Central America, 1977-1993.

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. 1998. *LeoGrande, William M., Louis Goodman and Johanna Mendelson. 1992. Political Parties in Central America.

: Westview. *LeoGrande, William M.., Philip Brenner, Daniel Siegel, and Donna Rich. 1988. The Cuba Reader: The Making of a Revolutionary Society. New York, NY: Grove Press. *LeoGrande, William M., Morris Blachman and Kenneth Sharpe. 1986. Confronting Revolution: Security Through Diplomacy in Central America. New York, NY: Pantheon Books.

Additional information

*Curriculum Vita

*United Nations Article

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