Heraldo Muñoz papers, 1963-2013 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Muñoz, Heraldo
Abstract:
Chilean politician, diplomat, author, and ambassador to the United Nations. Spanning the period of 1963 to 2013, the Heraldo Muñoz Papers contain materials related to Muñoz's work as a researcher and diplomat, and his role in the Chilean Socialist Party. Primarily consisting of handwritten notes, correspondence, reports, policy documents, printed materials, and electronic files, the collection emphasizes Chilean domestic and international politics from 1970 to 2010 (including the 1973 coup and the Pinochet dictatorship) and the United Nations' (UN) work on sanctions, counter-terrorism, and peacebuilding from 2003 to 2013. The collection is organized into the following series: Charles Horman Case Files, Chile - Domestic Politics; Chile - Foreign Policy; Correspondence and Clippings; International Work; Memorabilia; Photographs; and Commission of Inquiry. The largest group of materials relate to Muñoz's work at the UN.
Extent:
8.2 Linear Feet (16 boxes; 1 oversize folder)
Language:
Material in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
Collection ID:
RL.00920

Background

Scope and content:

Spanning the period of 1963 to 2013, the Heraldo Muñoz Papers contain materials related to Muñoz's work as a researcher and diplomat, and his role in the Chilean Socialist Party. Primarily consisting of handwritten notes, correspondence, reports, policy documents, printed materials, and electronic files, the collection emphasizes Chilean domestic and international politics from 1970 to 2010 (including the 1973 coup and the Pinochet dictatorship) and the United Nations' (UN) work on sanctions, counter-terrorism, and peacebuilding from 2003 to 2010. The collection is organized into the following series: Charles Horman Case Files; Chile - Domestic Politics; Chile - Foreign Policy; Correspondence and Clippings; International Work; Memorabilia; Photographs; and Commssion of Inquiry.

Largest in the collection is the International Work Series, which primarily contains notes, reports, and speeches from Muñoz's work at the UN. Organized into subseries on UN Reform, the UN Security Council, and other materials, the bulk of this documentation relates to Muñoz's chairmanship of the Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee) from 2003 to 2004. The Charles Horman Case Files Series primarily contains photocopies of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by the Horman family and the responsive documents produced by U.S. agencies regarding the murder of US journalist Charles Horman during the 1973 military coup in Chile. Muñoz obtained these documents from Horman's widow Joyce as part of his research for In the Dictator's Shadow. The Chile - Domestic Politics Series contains correspondence, internal Socialist Party documents, and materials produced by the opposition prior to the 1988 plebiscite on extending the rule of dictator Augusto Pinochet. The Chile - Foreign Policy Series contains documents and correspondence related to Muñoz's work in the Lagos campaign and administration, and as ambassador to the OAS, Brazil, and the UN. Particularly noteworthy are documents related to Pinochet's arrest in the UK. Programs, invitations, and passes mostly related to Muñoz's international work make up the Memorabilia Series. Containing both print and electronic documents, the Photographs Series also primarily depicts Muñoz's work at the UN through publicity shots and snapshots. The Writings and Research Series contains Muñoz's research, speeches, articles, and notes on Augusto Pinochet, U.S. and Chilean politics, and international governance. Although much of Muñoz's correspondence is integrated into the series to which it relates, the Correspondence and Clippings Series spans his professional career. Noteworthy correspondents include: Ricardo Lagos, Pascal Lamy, Thomas F. MacLarty III, Condoleezza Rice, Barbara Walters, and Timothy E. Wirth.

Acquired as part of the Human Rights Archive at Duke University.

Biographical / historical:

Born in Santiago, Chile on July 22, 1948, Heraldo Muñoz Valenzuela received a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1972. At the time of the 1973 coup that overthrew Chilean President Salvador Allende, Muñoz was serving as National Supervisor of People's Stores in the Allende administration. In 1975, he received a diploma in International Relations from Catholic University of Chile. Muñoz was a fellow the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. in 1977 and received his Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of Denver in 1978.

From 1983 to 1986, Muñoz was Secretary for International Relations of the Chilean Socialist Party and was a member of the Executive Committee for the "no" vote in the 1988 plebiscite on extending the rule of dictator Augusto Pinochet. After the return to democracy, President Patricio Aylwin appointed Muñoz to be Chile's Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. (1990-1994). After the election of Eduardo Frei in 1994, Muñoz served as Ambassador to Brazil. He left this post in 1998 to become the Coordinator of Foreign Relations for Ricardo Lagos's presidential campaign. After Lagos's election, Muñoz served in his administration as Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations (2000-2002) and as Minister Secretary General of Government (2002-2003).

In 2003, Lagos appointed Muñoz to be Chile's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). At the UN, Muñoz was Chairman of the Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee) from 2003 to 2004 and was on the Security Council in 2004, holding the presidency during the month of January. He also served as Vice-President of the General Assembly's 61st session (2006-2007), as Chairman of the Working Group on Security Council Reform (2007-2008), and as Chairman of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (2009). After the election of President Sebastián Piñera in 2010, Muñoz left the ambassadorship and became the Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Assistant Secretary General.

Muñoz is the author and editor of numerous volumes on international relations and Chilean politics, including Elusive Friendship: A Survey of U.S.-Chilean Relations (1991), Democracy Rising: Assessing the Global Challenges (2006), A Solitary War: A Diplomat's Chronicle of the Iraq War and its Lessons (2008), and The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet (2008).

Acquisition information:
The Heraldo Muñoz Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Elizabeth Shesko, September 2010

Encoded by Elizabeth Shesko, September 2010

Additions processed and encoded by Patrick Stawski, 2014

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2010-0093, 2011-0012, 2012-0111, 2014-0171.

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Approximately 5800 items
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