Presentation at the "Democracy in East Asia in Regional and Historical Perspective" (Seoul National University). Organized by the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and sponsored by the Journal of Northeast Asian History.

Seminar lecture at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City on "The Current Crisis of Political Parties".

Research at the National library and the Mexican parliament (Congreso de la Unión) in Mexico City.

Participation as an international expert at the Meeting of the Liberal International Bureau in Oxford to discuss modifications to the Liberal International Manifesto. View LINK