MISSION
The mission of ISAI is to promote social and economic integration, and cultural understanding in South America.
VISION
ISAI seeks to reduce or reverse the negative social, economic, and cultural effects of exclusion, discrimination, and other impediments to the full participation of all South American citizens.
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
Yorgos D. Schwartzmann is the founder and president of the Institute for South American Integration. Yorgos has extensive experience in the financial services industry in Colombia, Peru, and the Cayman Islands as well as in the nonprofit sector in the United States. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from Georgetown University and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the work of the institute.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kenneth Garth
American Airlines Credit Union
Michael Paarlberg
Georgetown University
DC City Paper
The Guardian UK
Oscar Centurion Frontanilla
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay
Rafael Velasquez
Fundación Pro Humane Vitae (Argentina)
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Leila Rachid (Paraguay)
Former Minister of Foreign Relations and former Ambassador to the United States
Paraguay
Thomas Andrew O’Keefee (USA/Chile)
President
Mercosur Consulting
Lecturer in International Relations
Stanford University
Valeria Buffo (Brazil)
Director of the Political Database of the Americas
Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies