Luis Nunes is the NDI/Carter Center resident director in Peru, a post he has held since the 2000 Peruvian elections. Dr. Nunes has also conducted numerous training workshops and continues to play a key role in NDI's Political Leadership Program in Latin America. From 1998-1999, he worked as an NDI advisor on the Institute's political parties program in Mozambique. Previous to NDI, Dr. Nunes directed the Institute of Christian Democratic Training (IFEDEC) in Venezuela. As a private consultant, Dr. Nunes has worked in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Paraguay and Venezuela. He received his doctorate in International Relations and master's degree in political science from the Universidad Nacional de Brasilia, and a master's degree in Social Communication from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Other courses that he has taken include: Technology for Contemporary Management, and Strategic Planning and Political System Engineering, (1997), Changing Paradigms (1992), Leadership Based on Principles (1990), Techniques of Effective Leadership and Thought (1989-1991) and Management of Electoral Campaigns (1988,1992,1997).
