The Ambassador of Panama, HE Mario E. Jaramillo, has invited us to his Residence.

Space is limited.

Program:

6:30-6:45-Registration (Positively no walk-ins and please, business attire only.)

6:45-7:15 The Ambassador will address the Harvard Club.

7:15-7:30 Q and A
7:30-8:30 Reception

$40.00 for members

Business Attire Required. Positively no jeans.

Your participation in this event helps support the Harvard Club's community service efforts.

Bio of the: 

Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to the United States of America

H.E. Mario E. Jaramillo was appointed as the 47° Ambassador of Panama to the United States of America by President Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal on February 15th, 2011 and presented his credentials to the President of the United States, Barack Obama on February 23rd, 2011.

On July 2010, Ambassador Jaramillo was chosen out of 92 candidates to become the Executive Secretary of the National Concertation for Development, a national forum for dialogue between the government, political parties and civil society sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), aimed to develop a National Plan to strengthen democracy and combat poverty and inequality.

Ambassador Jaramillo comes from the private sector, where he was Chairman of the Panamanian Association of Business Executives (APEDE) and Vice Chairman of the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP). He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Panama’s Chamber of Commerce for the past fourteen years; the Private Sector Council for Educational Assistance (COSPAE), and the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FUNDES), among others.

From 1993 – 1999, Ambassador Jaramillo served as Director for the National Secretariat of Science and Technology (SENACYT). Furthermore, Jaramillo represented the Government of Panama on the Board of UNION FENOSA, an international company dedicated to the production and distribution of gas and electricity in Panama. At the time, he was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Panamanian National Institute of Professional Formation, representing the private sector.

Jaramillo is an active member of the Rotary Club and of the Association of the US ARMY since 1986. He graduated from Business Management with Emphasis in Marketing at Louisiana State University and earned a Masters Degree in Business Management from INCAE Business School, a prestigious academic institution founded by Harvard Business School, USAID and the Central American private sector.

The Ambassador is married to Elsa Jaramillo and they have two children, Mario Ernesto (28) and Ana Marie (25).


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