Experience

Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica

• Costa Rica
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica

  • May 2022 - Present



Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Representative of Costa Rica to the OECD

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2021

  Representative of Costa Rica to the OECD and Head of Costa Rica’s Delegation to the OECD. Representative of Costa Rica to the OECD and Head of Costa Rica’s Delegation to the OECD.



Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica

• Costa Rica
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Envoy to the OECD

  • May 2013 - Dec 2015

  Liaison officer of Costa Rica to the OECD. Responsible for outreach with OECD members and Secretariat for a potential membership. Setup of Costa Rica’s first bureau for OECD affairs. Liaison officer of Costa Rica to the OECD. Responsible for outreach with OECD members and Secretariat for a potential membership. Setup of Costa Rica’s first bureau for OECD affairs.



Mission of Costa Rica to the EU, Embassy of Costa Rica to Belgium and Luxembourg

• Brussels Region, Belgium

• Trade Attaché

  • Jun 2008 - Apr 2013

  Overall follow up of trade relations between Costa Rica and the EU. Counseling on trade, agriculture, customs, competition, IPRs, taxation, consumer, and investment affairs. Responsible for Costa Rica’s application to the GSP Plus. Negotiator of the EU-Central American Association Agreement. Responsible for relations on trade and investment issues with the European Parliament, Council of the EU, European Commission, and the European Investment Bank. Customs Attaché before the World Customs Organization (WCO). Show less



Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica

• Costa Rica
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trade negotiator/trade counsellor

  • Mar 2005 - May 2008

  Negotiator on trade related issues including: dispute settlement procedures, institutional provisions and investment. Coordinator for trade relations with Canada and Chile. Legal counseling on state to state trade disputes and international investment disputes. Negotiator on trade related issues including: dispute settlement procedures, institutional provisions and investment. Coordinator for trade relations with Canada and Chile. Legal counseling on state to state trade disputes and international investment disputes.



Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy

• Costa Rica

• Office of the chief of staff

  • 1998 - 1999

  Advisor to the Minister in local government and decentralization. Advisor to the Minister in local government and decentralization.



Tovar Faja Law Firm

• San Jose, Costa Rica

• Attorney At Law

  • May 1997 - May 1998