José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria (born 20 December 1952) is Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs and director, Economic and Political Development Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs

School of International and Public Affairs

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, Columbia University

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. Prior to his appointment, Ocampo served in a number of positions in the United Nations

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 and the Government of Colombia

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, most notably in the United Nations as Under-Secretary-General

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

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 for Economic and Social Affairs

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 and Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in Colombia

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 as Minister of Finance and Public Credit

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 and Minister of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Colombia)

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.

Graduated from the University of Notre Dame

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 in 1971 with B.A.

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s in Sociology

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 and Economics

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, in 1976 he received his Ph.D from Yale University

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 with his dissertation Capital accumulation and international relations.

External links

• Faculty profile at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
• Former Executive Secretary at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
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• Column archive at Project Syndicate
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