Experience:
- Professor of Criminal and Mercantile Law in the Universidad de Panamá, 1968-1974.
- Minister of Education, Republic of Panama, 1973-1978.
- Member, Commission in Charge of Drafting the Criminal Code, 1969.
- Member, Negotiating Commission of Torrijos-Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States of America.
- President of the Republic of Panama, 1978-1982.
- Ambassador of the Republic of Panama in Spain, 1982-1984 / 1994-1996.
- Ambassador of the Republic of Panama in France, 1996-1999. Permanent.
- Ambassador of Panama to the Organization of American States (OAS), 2004-2009.
Authorships:
- "La Responsabilidad del Vettore en el Transporte Marítimo," 1965.
- "Criminal Code Project," 1970.
- "Mensajes del Presidente a su Pueblo," 1978-1980.
- "Laberinto de Ausencias," 2000.
- "La Frustada Derogatoria de la Ley 96-70," 2002.