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William M. LeoGrande is a professor of government and formerdean of theAmerican UniversitySchool of Public Affairs. He is an expert onLatin America.
Dean of theAmerican University School of Public Affairs and a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy towardLatin America, LeoGrande has been a frequent adviser to government and private sector agencies.
He has written five books, the latest of which isOur Own Backyard: The United States in Central America, 1977 – 1992. Previously, he served on the staffs of the Democratic Policy Committee of theUnited States Senate, and theDemocratic Caucus Task Force on Central America of theUnited States House of Representatives.
LeoGrande has been aCouncil on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, and aPew Faculty Fellow in International Affairs. His articles have appeared inForeign Affairs,Foreign Policy,American Political Science Review,Latin American Research Review,The New Republic,The New York Times, theLos Angeles Times,The Miami Herald, and other journals and newspapers.
LeoGrande was acting dean of the School of Public Affairs from 1997 to 1999 before assuming the position as dean, which he left in 2011.
LeoGrande holds aB.A., anM.A., and aPh.D., all from theMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs ofSyracuse University.
