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- ↑ "Arturo Valenzuela". World Economic Forum.
- ↑ "Marc W Chernick Profile". Georgetown University.
- ↑ "About the Political Database of the Americas". Political Database of the Americas.
- ↑ "Graduate School of Arts & Sciences: Latin American Studies". Georgetown University.
- ↑ "CLAS: Programs". Georgetown University.
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