(Hamilton, NY – April 2013)\u00a0Former Mexican President Felipe Calder\u00f3n will deliver the next lecture in the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate on Saturday, April 13. His public remarks will begin at 5 p.m. in Sanford Field House and serve as a capstone for Spring Family Weekend, which begins on April 12.<\/p>\n
Calder\u00f3n served as the 56th president of Mexico, holding office from 2006 until 2012. Today, he is the Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at Harvard University\u2019s Kennedy School of Government.<\/p>\n
During his six years as Mexico\u2019s chief executive, Calder\u00f3n increased government investment in the construction and modernization of highways, ports, airports, energy plants, water systems, hospitals, and schools \u2014 all in an effort to improve Mexico\u2019s standard of living and to enhance the competitiveness of its economy in spite of the global economic crisis.<\/p>\n
Calder\u00f3n was named Leader of the Year by the Latin Business Chronicle in 2007 and was honored by Latin Trade with the BRAVO Business Award. Time magazine has designated him as one of their top 100 influential people in the world.<\/p>\n
The Global Leaders series, sponsored by Colgate\u2019s Parents\u2019 and Grandparents\u2019 Fund, allows the university to invite high-profile guests like Felipe Calder\u00f3n to campus.<\/p>\n
Other lecture series speakers have included President Bill Clinton; Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain; and the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.<\/p>\n
For information on attending the 2013 Global Leaders lecture, visit\u00a0(colgate.edu\/globalleaders<\/a>).<\/p>\n