It is my pleasure to introduce this afternoons speaker for this seasons final washington history seminar. Director and oxford. He received his doctorate in history from Harvard University and is the author of the war ,hat brought peace to mexico world war ii and the consolidation of postrevolutionary state. Published by the university of new mexico press in 2014. Dr. Jones is timothy had positions at Harvard David Rockefeller Center for that american studies and the office of the historian of the state department where he coedited the Foreign Relations for the United States volumes covering u. S. Policy toward latin america during the next and, ford, and carter administration. Onay he will be speaking crimes against securities of a nation, world war ii, the cold war, and the evolution of mexicos antisubversion laws. Mr. Jones. Jones thank you very much indeed for the introduction of for all of you for being here. Its a pleasure to be back in washington. I did spend a very rewarding few
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