About the Speaker
Laura Chinchilla
President of Costa Rica
Event: Global Speakers Series
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Laura Chinchilla, the eldest of four children, was born in a suburb of the Costa Rican capital, San José. Her middle-class Roman Catholic family had a legacy of involvement in national politics: her father, Rafael Ángel Chinchilla, twice served as the country’s comptroller general in the 1970s and ’80s. Chinchilla earned a bachelor’s degree in political science (1981) from the University of Costa Rica and a master’s degree in public policy (1989) from Georgetown University. more
Selected Articles
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- Mitsubishi i-MiEV now on sale in Costa Ricaautobloggreen, 3/1/11
On February 25th, Mitsubishi Motors wheeled out a single battery-powered i-MiEV to celebrate the launch of its electric hatch in the Republic of Costa Rica. - Chinchilla forges own political pathticotimes, 1/28/11
An exclusive interview with President Laura Chinchilla as she completes her first year leading Costa Rica. - Costa Rica's Generational and Gender ChangesTime, 2/10/10
Until the Feb. 7 presidential election, it had yet to select a female head of state, something its two less-developed neighbors, Nicaragua and Panama, did long ago. Now a new President-elect, Laura Chinchilla, has finally struck a blow for Ticas, female Costa Ricans. - Costa Rica courts U.S. investorsInternational Business Times, 9/22/10
In a U.S. trip coinciding with a United Nations visit, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla and a trade delegation met with technology-related corporate representatives in New York this week as part of a push to meet foreign direct investment targets.
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