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Manuel Tovar
Costa Rica
Minister of Trade
Description
Costa Rican. Juris Doctor from the Autonomous University of Central America, he holds a
master’s degree in International Law and International Relations from the Complutense
University of Madrid and a postgraduate degree in Administrative Law from the University of
Salamanca. Mr. Tovar had professional updating courses from Harvard University and the
London School of Economics and Political Science and is PhD Candidate in Political Science.
Prior to his appointment as Minister of Foreign Trade, Mr. Tovar developed a career in the
public sector in the following positions: Representative and Head of the Costa Rican
Delegation to the OECD (2016-2021); Special Envoy to the OECD (2013-2015); Trade Attaché
at the Embassy of Costa Rica to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
and Special Envoy at the Costa Rican Mission to the European Union (2008-2013); Trade
Negotiator, responsible for dispute resolution and institutional matters, as well as coordinator
of commercial relations with Canada and Chile at the Ministry of Foreign Trade (2005-2008).
Mr. Tovar was also Delegate of Costa Rica to the World Customs Organization and to the
European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. He speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian.
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