Peter Smith
Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies
phsmith@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-6043
Fax: (858) 534-3939
Education
Ph.D., Colombia University, 1966
B.A., Harvard College, 1961
Programs and Centers
Center for U.S.-Mexican StudiesBiography
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 UC San Diego, Smith served as director of the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (1989-2001) and director of Latin American Studies (1994-2001).
