ENRIQUE VÁSQUEZ
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OBJECTIVE
I am looking for a full-time position with an organization that will utilize my skills and interdisciplinary international experience, multicultural education, and foreign language (Spanish, French and Japanese)
EDUCATION
The Japan Foundation, Osaka, Japan (09/00-06/01)
Specialization program on Japan : Japanese language and civilization program for foreign service officers; also, Spanish as a second language volunteer instructor to Kansai Airport customs agents.
Monterrey Institute of Technology, Monterrey, México (08/94-12/98) Credited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) of the United States.
BA in International Relations, minor in Hispanic Literature.
Universidad Nacional de El Salvador
Japanese languages levels 1-2-3 (09/98-06/00)
Matias Romero Institute, Mexico City, Mexico (05/00-06/00)
VI Course of Diplomatic Course for Officers from the Caribbean and Central America
Universite Toulouse I DEUG “Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales Droit” (09/90-12/92)
General Studies Diploma in Law
OTHER COURSES
Course on Fundamental Elements for Identification and Protection of Stateless Persons and Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness in the Americas. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and OAS.
(February-23-2012)
Workshop on Environmental Negotiations and Climate Change Diplomacy United Nations Institute for Training and Research (April 29-30 2009)
Workshop on Foreign Direct Investment for Development Financing United Nations Institute for Training and Research (August 23-24 2005)
EXPERIENCE
Diplomat -Counselor at Organization of American States at Washington DC, from July 1 2011 to present I am policy expert at the same areas and duties from the United Nations.
• System Financial Administrative and Budgetary Matters witch deals with matters related to the financing of all International missions, system budget, international aid, international finances and human resources inside the OAS
• Human Rigts: LGBT rights, Afro-descendants and the the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
• Basically same functions and issues than the UN with a regional scope.
Diplomat - Minister Counselor at the United Nations Headquarters at New York from June 2005 – July 1 2011.
I am policy expert in and of the following areas:
• The Economic and Financial Committee witch deals with issues related to economic growth and development such as macroeconomic policy questions (including international trade, international financial system, and external debt sustainability), financing for development, sustainable development, human settlements, poverty eradication, globalization and interdependence, operational activities for development, and information and communication technologies for development.
• United Nations System Financial Administrative and Budgetary Matters witch deals with matters related to the financing of all United Nations peacekeeping missions, system budget, international aid, international finances and human resources inside the UN System.
• Special Political and Decolonization Committee deals with a variety of political issues but my main expertise was the Middle East.
• As an International Diplomat with different thematic assignments I acquired skills that are very beneficial to International or intra corporation business, I also learned new expertise on different matters from financial to Sensible political matters as the Middle East to Administrative issues like Human resources or budget, as I listed above I have a broad experience on negotiating and mediating on international agreements or documents, meeting with high level officials (from Ambassadors to Presidents), protocol, public speaking at United Nations Meetings, experience on multicultural and multilingual environments and cultures, I am comfortable interacting on different languages as well on the same time.
At the Headquarters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador (03/99-to 06/05)
• International Analyst, Asia and Middle East.
• Exclusive responsibility for researching, developing and briefing the
• foreign policy, and politically sensitive international issues related to Asia and the Middle East.
Riitalia (Industrial Machines Import-sales), Monterrey, Mexico (09/93-12/98)
Administrative support to the import division.
Leadership Center (Centro de Liderazgo) (05/97-12/98)
Instructor (internship)- promoting leadership in schools and companies.
Amnesty International (04/94-12/98)
Founding member of the ITESM Chapter (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey)
SKILLS
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian.
Computers: Macintosh OS X, Microsoft Office.
Photography Course New York Institute of Photography