Alfredo Toro Hardy
Alfredo Toro Hardy (born in
Caracas on May 22, 1950) is a
Venezuelan retired
career diplomat,
scholar and
public intellectual. During his diplomatic career, he occupied some of Venezuela's top ambassadorial posts, including
Washington,
London,
Madrid, and
Brasília. As an academic, he has taught at several universities both in
Venezuela and abroad, directed institutions in the field of
foreign policy, and written extensively on
international affairs. According to international relations best-selling author
Parag Khanna: "Alfredo Toro Hardy is the quintessential scholar-diplomat". Renowned author and scholar
Kishore Mahbubani wrote: "About 12% of the world's population lives in the West and 88% live outside. Yet, the strong, diverse voices of the 88% are rarely heard. Alfredo Toro Hardy provides one such voice that needs to be heard". British historian and author
Robert Harvey stated: "One does not have to coincide with all of Toro Hardy's views in order to recognize that he is one of the most articulated and experienced voices not only from Latin America but from the developing world". Cambridge University scholar
Geoffrey Hawthorn wrote: "Alfredo Toro Hardy has a rare and distinctive voice. No-one can come away from his essays without seeing the world in new ways". In recognition for his achievements in this field of knowledge, [https://genevadiplomacy.ch the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations] made him an Honorary Research Fellow in 2019.
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