Education
Georgetown University (B.S.S., International Relations, 1961); University of Puerto Rico (L.L.B., 1964); Yale University (L.L.M, 1965).

Experience
Panama´s Ambassador to the United Nations (2004), Panama's Minister of Foreign Relations (1996), Panama's Ambassador to the U.S. (1994), Founding Director and former President, La Prensa, Panama's daily newspaper; Founding Director and First President of the Panamanian Stock Exchange; Board Director, Banco General de Panama; Director, COPA Airlines (Compañía Panameña de Aviación - COPA, S.A.); Director, ASSA - Compañía de Seguros, S.A.

Associations
Panamanian Bar Association, International Bar Association, Executive Committee, Yale University Law School Association.