He is a Doctor in Law and Social Sciences – UDELAR and has a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Finance from the University of Southern California. He took courses at Southwestern Legal Foundation, University of Texas, Dallas; Center for International and Comparative Law and The Hague Academy of International Law. He served as Director of Administration and Finance at Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI), as Foreign Affairs Minister, Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining and Senator of Argentina (1989-1995), (2004-2010), (2010-2015), Chairman of the Uruguay Round of GATT and Chairman of Consejo Uruguayo para las Relaciones Internacionales (CURI) (Uruguayan Council for International Relations). He is Professor of the Master’s course in International Relations – Universidad de Montevideo, Professor of the Master’s Course in International Relations – UDELAR, Member of the Inter-American Federation of Lawyers, of Consejo Argentino de Relaciones Internacionales (Argentine Council of International Relations) (CARI) and of the National Academy of Economics. He has authored several books and publications.
