Geri Smith

I handle media relations for the Inter-American Development Bank, since 2011. Before that, I spent 30 years as a foreign correspondent in Latin America, covering business, economics and politics as BusinessWeek magazine's bureau chief based in Mexico City, and before that, as UPI correspondent in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. I have a special interest in globalization, free trade agreements and South-South cooperation. I am especially interested in examining the similarities between Asian and Latin American development. I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese. Manejo relaciones con la prensa para el BID, desde 2011. Antes, pasé 30 anos como corresponsal extranjera en la region, como corresponsal-jefe en America Latina para la revista estadounidense Business Week, y antes para la agencia de noticias UPI. Mis areas de interes incluyen la globalizacion, acuerdos de libre comercio, la cooperacion Sur-Sur, y en especial, las similtudes entre los procesos de desarrollo de Asia y America Latina. Hablo ingles, espanol y portugues.