In September 2005 we held the first meeting of The Fletcher Club of Buenos Aires, aided by Tara Lewis, J.D., Associate Director, Office of Development and Alumni Relations, The Fletcher School. Present at Malasartes -- "Dark Arts", a bar in the neighborhood of Palermo -- and heretofore known as Founding Members were:

Jose M. Amiune, F'80 (resides Argentina)
Professor, Universidad Nacional 3 de Febrero

Tamas Landesz, F'04 (Peru)
Regional Advisor for South America, Oxfam International

Dr. Ezequiel A. Reficco, F'99 (Argentina)
Senior Researcher, Harvard Business School Latin America Research Center

Luis Rosales, F'98 (Argentina)
Latin American Political Consultant, Dick Morris Associates

Carlos St. James, F'04 (Argentina)
President, Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber

Dr. Raul E. Vinuesa, F'68 (Argentina)
Ad hoc Member of the Court, International Court of Justice, The Hague

Luis A. F. Wetzler, F'87 (Argentina)
Senior Legal Counsel, International Financial Affairs, Central Bank of Argentina

Since then the club's membership has grown very quickly and in unexpected ways. Fletcher alum in other countries in the region have asked to be added to the member list, revealing a pent-up desire to stay in touch with fellow alumni. And while our member list is dotted with PhDs, cabinet ministers, members of parliament and ambassadors, the club is essentially informal and does not stand on ceremony.

We are emerging as a regional club with common ties: a passion for international relations, a desire to generate intelligent debate on matters concerning not just Argentina but the region, and making the best use of this network to achieve great things in our cultures.

Dr. Osvaldo Agatiello, F'86 (Argentina/Switzerland)
Professor of International Economics and Governance, Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations

Ricardo Alarcon Gutierrez, F'00 (Colombia)
Subdirector Tecnico de Regalias y Procedimientos Correctivos, Depto. Nacional de Planeacion

Aldo Aldama Breton, F'02 (Mexico)

Mary Andrade, F'04 (USA)
Divisional Risk Management & Compliance Officer, Group 4 Securicor

Dr. Annalee Babb, F'94 (Barbados)
Chief Executive Officer, Barbados International Business Promotion Corporation

Christian Barbero, F'96 (Bolivia)
Senior Manager, Conflict Resolution, SNV World

Daniel Berazay, F'70 (Chile/Argentina)
Counsellor, Argentine Embassy in Chile

Gaston Bilder, F'00 (Bolivia)
Senior Counsel, Empresa Petrolera Chaco S.A.

Elizabeth Cadena, F'00 (Colombia)
Secretaria General, Ministerio de Hacienda y Credito Publico

Cecilia Calvo, F'05 (Peru)

Adriana Camisar, F'05 (Argentina/USA)

Hon. Dante Caputo, F'67 (Argentina/USA)
Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Organization of American States

Susana Carrillo, F'05 (Peru/USA)
Senior Specialist, Global Governance, The World Bank

Amb. Jaime Daremblum, F'67, PhD'72 (USA/Costa Rica)
Special Counsel, Hall Estill Attorneys

Amb. Enrique de la Torre, F'74 (Argentina)
Argentine Coordinator, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD

Juan Cruz Diaz, F'06 (Argentina/USA)
Director, Public Policy Programs, Council of the Americas/Americas Society

Stella de Medrano, F'95 (Colombia)

Alexandre Doria Machado, F'04 (Brazil)
Partner, Voga Advisory

Dominica Drazal, F'04 (South Africa)
Independent Consultant, International Marketing, Sales, Strategy

Pablo Figueroa, F'04 (Puerto Rico)
President, International Trade Committee, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce

Blas Gomm Filho, F'88 (Brazil)
Partner, Gomm Santos Advocados Associados

Veronica Ingham, F'89 (USA)

Allison Kohll, F'99 (USA)

Lisa Kohn, F'93 (Ecuador)

Amb. Raymond Lafontant, Jr., F'83 (Haiti/Belgium)
Haitian Ambassador to Belgium

Carolina Larriera, F'05 (Brazil)

Stephanie Linden Seale, F'05 (USA)

Dr. Jose Luis Mardones, F'86 (Chile)
Chairman of the Board, Banco Estado

Amb. Wayne S. McCook, F'01 (Jamaica/China)
Jamaican Ambassador to the People's Republic of China

Ana C. Melo, F'06 (USA/Ecuador)
Bilingual Associate Program Manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC

Daniella Michelin, F'00 (Brazil)
President, Ecoe Bottling Company

Hon. Dr. Shastri Moonan, F'01 (Trinidad & Tobago) (RIP*)
Senator, Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

Meira Neggaz, F'02 (Guatemala)
Executive Director, WINGS - Reproductive Healthcare for every Guatemalan

Gerardo Noto, F'93 (Argentina)
Asesor de Gobernabilidad, DRALC, United Nations Development Programme

John R. Pate, F'71 (Venezuela)
Partner, De Sola Pate & Brown

James Patton, F'04 (Colombia)
Country Director, Colombia & Deputy Regional Director LatAm & Carribbean, American Friends Service Committee

Roberto Porzecanski, F'05 (Uruguay/USA)
PhD candidate at Fletcher, working on the political economy of trade liberalization in Latin America

Tom Reott, F'99 (Colombia)
Narcotics Affairs Section, US Embassy Bogot?

Francisco Resnicoff, F'07 (USA/Argentina)
PhD candidate, Brown University

Amb. Antonio Rodriguez Yturbe, F'76 (Venezuela)
Dean, School of Communications, Universidad Monte?vila

Esteban Ropolo, F'93 (Argentina)
Attorney, Baker & McKenzie

Amb. Elbio Rosselli, F'71 (Uruguay/USA)
Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Nations

Dr. Hugo O. Settembrino, F'86 (Argentina)

Daniel Sonder, F'98 (Brazil)
Vice President, Credit Suisse Investment Banking Division

Dirk Swart, F'05 (USA)
Project Manager, Cornell University

Carrie Thompson, F'88 (USA)

Hon. Raphael Trotman MP, F'02 (Guyana)
Member of Parliament, Guyana Congress

Pam Velez-Vega, F'05 (Ecuador/USA)
Director of Research, Social Science Library Project, Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University

Javier Volosin Menendez, F'07 (USA/Argentina)
Assistant Vice President for Strategy, Latin America, Merrill Lynch

Sara Weinstein, F'02 (Guatemala)
Deputy Regional Director, Latin America & Caribbean, Catholic Relief Services

* Senator Moonan passed away unexpectedly on September 8, 2006 at the age of 61. His counsel and friendship will be missed by the Fletcher Club of Buenos Aires.