National Security Archive's Cuba Documentation Project Director Visits St. Lawrence University

CANTON, N.Y. - April 23, 2015 - PRLog -- Peter Kornbluh, director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archive, visited a class taught by Evelyn Jennings, associate professor and associate dean for academic advising programs, during his visit to St. Lawrence University on Thursday, April 23.

Kornbluh has helped to obtain and analyze thousands of declassified U.S. government documents in relation to major episodes in U.S.-Latin American relations. These events include the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs invasion, the Contra War and U.S. destabilization of the Chilean government and its subsequent support for the Pinochet regime.

In addition to Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana, which was named a Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year for 2014, he is also the author of The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability, among other books, reports and contributions to scholarly volumes.

Kornbluh also delivered a lecture at St. Lawrence University on Wednesday night.

About St. Lawrence University:

Founded in 1856, St. Lawrence University is a private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students located in Canton, New York. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global. Visit www.stlawu.edu.