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Fernando Henrique Cardoso was president of Brazil from 1995 to 2003.

Currently, he is president ofInstituto Fernando Henrique Cardoso, which

promotes debateon democracy and development. Cardosois a founding

member of the Inter-American Dialogue and chair emeritus of the Board of

Directors.

A sociologist trained at the University of So Paulo, Cardosoemerged since

the late 1960s as one of the most influential intellectuals in Latin America.

Fernando Henrique CardosoChair Emeritus

Former President of Brazil

DIRECTOR

MEMBER

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Hewas deeply involved in Brazils struggle for democracy to overcome the

authoritarian military regime. Elected Senator in 1982, Cardosowas a

founding member of the Party of the Social Democracy (PSDB). He served as

minister of foreign relations from 1992 to 1993 and asand Minister of

Finance from 1993 to 1994.

In addition to the University of So Paulo, of which he is emeritus professor,

Cardoso has taught at the University of Santiago, Stanford University, the

University of California at Berkeley, the University of Cambridge, the

University of Paris-Nanterre, the cole des Hautes tudes en Sciences

Sociales, and the Collge de France. From 2003 to 2007, he was professor

at-large at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.

Cardososmany published books include: A arte da poltica: a histria que

vivi (2006); O presidente segundo o socilogo(1998); O mundo em

portugus(1998); A construo da democracia (1993); Dependncia e

desenvolvimento na Amrica Latina, with Enzo Faletto (1969, relaunched in

2004); Capitalismo e escravido no Brasil meridional: o negro na sociedade

escravocrata do Rio Grande do Sul (1962, relaunched in 2003). His most

recent publication is The Accidental President of Brazil (2006).

Cardoso is co-president of the Latin American Commission on Drugs and

Democracy; president of the Independent Commission on Aids and the Law;

a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, the Council of Global

Leaders for Public Health, and the Clinton Global Initiative; and a board

director of the Club of Madrid, the World Resources Institute, and the Watson

Institute for International Studies at Brown University.

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