Business Leader
During his career he has been a member of the Monetary Board of the Bank of Guatemala, responsible by law of establishing the monetary policy in Guatemala. In that matter, he participated in financial negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
He was one of the subscribers of the final text of the Peace Accords, as a member of the National Commission appointed by the Government, being elected President of the Private Sector Delegation in the Peace Talks held in Ottawa, Canada, with the Commanders of the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG) during the early stages of the process.
He participated in negotiations with the European Commission and European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, whose main objective was to ensure that the international community would finance programs and projects that would allow Guatemala to be able to fulfill the commitments of the Peace Accords.
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