Peter Smith
Peter Smith
Professor
of Political Science
Simón Bolívar Professor
of Latin
American Studies
Interim Director, Center
for U.S.-Mexican Studies
phsmith@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-6043
Fax: (858) 534-3939
Office Hours:
On sabbatical 2008-2009
Education
Ph.D., Colombia University, 1966
B.A., Harvard College, 1961
Biography
CV
Professor Smith specializes in comparative politics, Latin American politics, and U.S.-Latin American relations. Smith has served as president of the Latin American Studies Association and has been a consultant to the Ford Foundation, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and other institutions. At UCSD, Smith served as director of the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (1989-2001) and director of Latin American Studies (1994-2001).
Programs and Centers
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
