1973, BA in Latin American Studies, Yale; 1976, Master's in Public Administration, Harvard; 1978, Master's in International Relations, Georgetown University. 2000-02, Ambassador, US Embassy Bolivia; 2002, Senior Counsellor, International Trade and Government Affairs, Steel Hector & Davis. Director, a Florida law firm; Managing Director, Globis Group, a Miami firm doing business in Latin America and China; Director for Government Relations, a company that owns McDonald's restaurants in Latin America; Senior Counsellor, International Trade and Government Affairs at the Florida law firm of Steel Hector & Davis. Member: Council on Foreign Relations, New York; International Advisory Board, University of Miami. Adviser, US Military Commander, US Southern Command. Recipient of awards.