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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Alberto_Arias | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Alberto_Arias | ||
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| + | |birth_place=Panama City, Panama | ||
| + | |nationality=Panamanian | ||
| + | |constitutes=lawyer,diplomat | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service,University of Puerto Rico, Yale | ||
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| + | |description=US educated Panamanian Ambassador to the United Nations, where he was Chairman of the UNSC's Counter-Terrorism Committee | ||
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| + | |title=President of the United Nations Security Council | ||
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|title=Chairman of the UNSC's Counter-Terrorism Committee | |title=Chairman of the UNSC's Counter-Terrorism Committee | ||
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| + | |title=Panama/Ambassador/United Nations | ||
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| + | |end=2009 | ||
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| + | '''Ricardo Alberto Arias''' was the [[Panama]]nian [[Ambassador of Panama to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]], serving from 2004 to 2009. He is also a founding member and partner of Galindo, Arias and Lopez law firm, and is a member of the Panamanian Bar Association, the Interamerican Bar Association, and the [[International Bar Association]]. | ||
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| + | ==Education== | ||
| + | Arias holds a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[foreign service]] from the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]], a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree from the [[University of Puerto Rico]], and a [[Master of Laws]] degree from [[Yale University]].<ref>https://www.legal500.com/firms/51462-galindo-arias-lopez/54401-panama-panama/lawyers/573289-ricardo-alberto-arias-arias/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | {{moresources|section|date=June 2017}} | ||
| + | From 1973 to 1978, Arias was a Professor of Fiscal Law and Administration Law at the Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua in Panama. In 1994, he was appointed Ambassador of Panama to the [[United States]], and from 1996 to 1998, he served as the [[Foreign Minister]] of Panama. In 1968 he helped found the law firm of Galindo, Arias, López y Arias (GALA). | ||
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| + | In March 2001, a majority of shareholders elected Arias the new president of the paper ''[[La Prensa (Panama City)|La Prensa]]'', which had previously been critical of Arias' party, the [[Democratic Revolutionary Party]] (PRD); he also forced out Peruvian investigative reporter [[Gustavo Gorriti]]. | ||
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| + | The [[Committee to Protect Journalists]], which had awarded Gorriti its [[CPJ International Press Freedom Awards|International Press Freedom Award]] for his work with the paper,<ref>http://cpj.org/awards/1998/gorriti-bio2.php archiveurl https://www.webcitation.org/6AFFTaECJ</ref> called the election, and the resignations and demotions of investigative staff that followed, a "boardroom coup" that left "the once feisty paper a shadow of its former self".<ref>http://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-panama.php Archive: https://www.webcitation.org/6AGaMIA3y</ref> | ||
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| + | He is a founding director and former President of the Panamanian [[Stock Exchange|stock exchange]] (''Bolsa de Valores de Panamá'') and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Banco General de Panama and [[Copa Airlines]]. | ||
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| + | |date=03.03.2022 | ||
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| Born | September 11, 1940 Panama City, Panama | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Panamanian | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, University of Puerto Rico, Yale | |||||||||||||
US educated Panamanian Ambassador to the United Nations, where he was Chairman of the UNSC's Counter-Terrorism Committee
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Ricardo Alberto Arias was the Panamanian Ambassador to the United Nations, serving from 2004 to 2009. He is also a founding member and partner of Galindo, Arias and Lopez law firm, and is a member of the Panamanian Bar Association, the Interamerican Bar Association, and the International Bar Association.
Education
Arias holds a Bachelor of Science degree in foreign service from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Puerto Rico, and a Master of Laws degree from Yale University.[1]
Career
Template:Moresources From 1973 to 1978, Arias was a Professor of Fiscal Law and Administration Law at the Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua in Panama. In 1994, he was appointed Ambassador of Panama to the United States, and from 1996 to 1998, he served as the Foreign Minister of Panama. In 1968 he helped found the law firm of Galindo, Arias, López y Arias (GALA).
In March 2001, a majority of shareholders elected Arias the new president of the paper La Prensa, which had previously been critical of Arias' party, the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD); he also forced out Peruvian investigative reporter Gustavo Gorriti.
The Committee to Protect Journalists, which had awarded Gorriti its International Press Freedom Award for his work with the paper,[2] called the election, and the resignations and demotions of investigative staff that followed, a "boardroom coup" that left "the once feisty paper a shadow of its former self".[3]
He is a founding director and former President of the Panamanian stock exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Panamá) and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Banco General de Panama and Copa Airlines.
References
- ↑ https://www.legal500.com/firms/51462-galindo-arias-lopez/54401-panama-panama/lawyers/573289-ricardo-alberto-arias-arias/
- ↑ http://cpj.org/awards/1998/gorriti-bio2.php archiveurl https://www.webcitation.org/6AFFTaECJ
- ↑ http://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-panama.php Archive: https://www.webcitation.org/6AGaMIA3y
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