Colombian.

Education: Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Science in Economics); University of Southern California (Graduate Studies in Economics).

Positions Held: Private Secretary to Head of United Nations Delegation from Colombia, ex-president of Colombia, Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo, 1946-1948; Member of the House of Representatives, 1960-1970; Senator from the Department of Bolivar, 1974-1978; City Councilman, Cartagena, Bolivar, during several periods from 1960 to 1980. Delegate from Colombia to the Law of the Sea Conference in Caracas, Venezuela, 1974. Former Governor of Bolivar Department, 1974-1975; Ambassador for Colombia in Poland 1985-1988, and Ambassador for Colombia in China for 1993-1998.

Other Positions: Member of the National Direction of the Liberal Party; Former Member of the Board of Directors of the newspapers El Liberal, Encuentro Liberal, El Ciudadano and El Espectador, and various other publications; Author of numerous editorial opinions in Colombian newspapers.

Languages: Spanish and English.

Special Highlights: Founder of the University of the Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Member of the Board of Directors, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano.