Larry Birns

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Larry Birns (born Lawrence Birns; July 22, 1929 – August 30, 2018

Hamilton College and served with a United Nations mission in Chile during the Salvador Allende
government.

The Boston Globe described Birns as an analyst and a liberal critic of U.S. policy,[3] and The New York Times said the Council on Hemispheric Affairs was a liberal research group specializing in United States-Latin America relations,[4] and an organization critical of Reagan Administration policy in Latin America.[5] Birns also wrote commentary on Latin American and Caribbean affairs, for instance contributing an afterword to Paul Farmer’s book The Uses of Haiti.[6] In 1991, Birns delivered the 8th annual Ellsworth Lecture at Northern Vermont University.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Tweet from Birns family".
  2. ^ "Message from the Board and Friends of COHA on the Passing of Larry Birns". 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ Kinzer, Stephen, Globe Correspondent. Coping with Latin America; At issue: how should we deal with leftists. Boston Globe Boston, Mass.: Jul 15, 1980. pg. 1
  4. ^ TREASTER, JOSEPH B. MAN IN THE NEWS; LATIN ENVOY: MR. SIMPATICO. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Jun 2, 1983. pg. A.7
  5. ^ Mohr, Charles. Ousted Managua Envoy Kept Low Profile. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Jul 14, 1988. pg. A.6
  6. ^ "The Uses of Haiti". The Uses of Haiti.
  7. ^ "Ellsworth Lectures".