TY - JOUR
T1 - Outline of a diplomatic leader in the international community
T2 - Hernán Santa Cruz and his works at the United Nations
AU - Castillo, Erna Ulloa
AU - Valverde, Cristian Medina
N1 - Funding Information:
Erna Ulloa Castillo obtained her bachelor’s degree in Social Communication and her Professional Degree in Journalism from the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Con-cepción (Chile). She obtained her Ph.D. in History from the University of Valladolid (Spain). She is currently a Professor in the Department of History and Geography at the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción. Her main research focuses are History of International Relations in Chile during the XX-XXI centuries, History and Cinema. eulloa@ucsc.cl Cristián Medina Valverde obtained his bachelor’s degree in History from the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile and his Ph.D. in History from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). He is currently a Professor of Research at the Institute of History, Department of Law and Government, at the Universidad San Sebastián (Chile). His main research focuses are History of International Relations in Chile during the XX-XXI centuries. cristian.medina@uss.cl This article was supported by the Research Department of Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción in Chile, through the Commission for financing academic activities. This work was also supported by Project FONDECYT N°1170184 and the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT), Chile.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - This article analyzes the life of a diplomat who played a pivotal role in the United Nations, Hernán Santa Cruz Barceló of Chile. This diplomatic leader focused on creating the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean as well, as the commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Through this analysis of his internationalist philosophy, his management as ambassador, and his friendships with various presidents of the Republic, critical milestones will be examined that marked not only his vision for international relations, but also his most characteristic feature: His faith in the human spirit and a superior destiny.
AB - This article analyzes the life of a diplomat who played a pivotal role in the United Nations, Hernán Santa Cruz Barceló of Chile. This diplomatic leader focused on creating the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean as well, as the commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Through this analysis of his internationalist philosophy, his management as ambassador, and his friendships with various presidents of the Republic, critical milestones will be examined that marked not only his vision for international relations, but also his most characteristic feature: His faith in the human spirit and a superior destiny.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073709361&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/hrq.2019.0069
DO - 10.1353/hrq.2019.0069
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073709361
SN - 0275-0392
VL - 41
SP - 962
EP - 981
JO - Human Rights Quarterly
JF - Human Rights Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -