SUBJECT:

Establishment of Director of Latin American Studies

I am pleased to announce the establishment of the position of Director
of Latin American Studies and the appointment of Professor Peter Smith
as Director of Latin American Studies.

The Director of Latin American Studies is responsible for providing
leadership for the promotion, development, and coordination of
teaching, research, and outreach activities on Latin America
throughout the UCSD campus. This involves developing and implementing
plans for teaching and retention of an outstanding and diverse
faculty, and providing administrative and budgetary coordination of
the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and the Center for Iberian and
Latin American Studies.

The Director will establish a UCSD Advisory Council on Latin American
Studies, to be composed of distinguished experts and citizens from
various countries of the Western Hemisphere, maintain liaison and
promote collaboration with the Institute of the Americas, and
represent the University in appropriate forums at local, state,
national, and international levels.

The Director reports directly to the Vice Chancellor for Research,
collaborates with deans, department chairs, and other university
officers, and serves as special advisor to the Chancellor on Latin
American affairs.

Professor Smith's appointment took effect at the beginning of the Fall
Quarter 1994; he has been a member of the Department of Political
Science since January 1987, he has served as director of the Center for
Iberian and Latin American Studies since July 1989, and he is the
holder of the Simon Bolivar Chair in Latin American Studies.

I am delighted that Professor Smith has accepted this appointment.

Richard C. Atkinson Chancellor