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Born Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1937; admitted 1962; Doctor in Law, 1962.
Education: Universidad de Guayaquil. Professor of Law History,
Commercial Law and Corporations Law at "Universidad Católica
de Santiago de Guayaquil".
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
Founder of the firm, Guayaquil, 1962; Education Inspector, 1959;
Vice-Minister of Public Works and Transportation 1963; Vice-Minister
of the Interior, 1967; Congressman representing Guayas Province
1970; Member of the Honorable Chamber of Representatives for the
Guayas Province 1984; Minister of Government and Interior, 1988;
National Congressman, 1992; President of FODUR (a regional development
agency); President of Ecuador's National Congress, 1995, 1997
and 1998; Reelected National Congressman, 1996-2000; President
of the Permanent Special Committee for International Affairs of
the National Congress, 1996; Reelected National Congressman 1998-2002;
President of the Andean Parliament, 1999; Chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee of the National Congress of Ecuador, 1998; Minister
of Foreign Affairs, 2002; Minister of Commerce, Industries, Fisheries
and Competitiveness, 2002; President of FTAA (Free Trade Americas
Association), President of the National Council of Competitivity,
President of COMEXI (Council of Foreign Commerce and Investments).
Member of Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil (Ecuador's most prestigious
non-profit organization).
MERITORIOUS AWARDS:
Contenta, award to the best student of his graduating class; "Gold
Pin", for special services to the Cancer Prevention Society,
1997; Honor Award "Eduardo Arosemena Merino", 1998;
"October Star" by the Municipality of Guayaquil for
outstanding services rendered for the benefit of the city; Order
of National Merit in the degree of Grand Cross granted by the
President of the Republic of Ecuador, 2002; Grand Cross Medal
of the National Order "Honorato Vásquez" granted
by the President of the Republic of Ecuador; Grand Cross Medal
of the National Order of "San Lorenzo", Ecuador; Grand
Cross Medal to the Order of "San Carlos", Colombia;
Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Cruzeiro do Sul",
Brasil; Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Rio Branco",
Brasil; Grand Cross Medal to the Order "del Sol", Perú;
Grand Cross Medal to the Order of Merit, Perú; Grand Cross
Medal to the Order of "Bernardo O´Higgins", Chile;
Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Juan Pablo Duarte",
Dominican Republic; Grand Cross Medal to the Order "de Mayo",
Argentina; Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Mugungwha",
Corea; Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Isabel la Católica",
Spain; Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Condor de los Andes",
Bolivia; Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Malta";
Grand Cross Medal to the Order "del Aguila Azteca",
Mexico; Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Quetzal",
Guatemala; Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "José
Matías Delgado", El Salvador; Grand Cross Medal to
the Order of "Juan Mora Fernández", Costa Rica;
Grand Cross Medal to the Order of "Balboa", Panama.
LANGUAGES:
Spanish, English and German.
PRACTICE AREAS:
Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution,
International Transactions. |
