JAIME ZABLUDOVSKY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998-2001 Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union and Chief Negotiator for the Mexico-European Union Free Trade Agreement

1994-1998 Deputy Secretary for International Trade Negotiations, Secretary of Trade and Industrial Promotion (SECOFI)

1993-1994 Assistant Deputy Secretary for International Trade Negotiations, SECOFI

1990-1993 Deputy Chief Negotiator for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), SECOFI

1990 Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary for Foreign Trade, SECOFI

1989-1990 General Director for Foreign Trade Policy, SECOFI

1985-1988 Economist at the Council of Economic Advisors to the President of Mexico

1984-1985 Economist at the Economic Research Department, Banco de México (Mexican Central Bank)

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

From 1988 to 2001 played a key role in all major initiatives that have transformed Mexico into a major player in the international arena

As a result of an ambitious trade negotiating agenda, today Mexico enjoys preferential access to 32 countries that represent 62% of world GDP.

The network of eleven free trade agreements and the liberalization of the foreign investment regime have resulted in an expansion of Mexican exports and strong capital inflows.

These initiatives have transformed Mexico into a strategic place to do business in the global economy.

1998-2001, Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union and Chief Negotiator for the Mexico-European Union Free Trade Agreement:

· Led the Mexican team in the negotiations of the first transatlantic free trade agreement and the most comprehensive the EU has negotiated. The agreement fully eliminates tariffs for industrial goods, opens up agricultural trade and provides far-reaching provisions for the liberalization of trade in services and investment flows.

· During the negotiating process, designed and implemented the diplomatic strategy to insure the support of the fifteen Members States of the European Union, the European Commission, and the European Parliament.

· Once the agreement had been negotiated, led the lobbying campaign to promote its prompt approval by the European institutions.

· Implemented the consultation process with the Mexican private sector and the Mexican Senate to identify Mexico's sectorial strengths and weaknesses in order to develop the negotiating strategy.

· The agreement makes Mexico a strategic place to do business in a globalized world, as the only country with preferential access to the North American, Latin American and European markets. A promotion campaign was designed and implemented to let the European business community know about the opportunities opened up by this agreement and how to take advantage of them, including its interaction with Mexico's other free trade agreements.

1994-1998, Deputy Minister for International Trade Negotiations:

· Developed Mexico's negotiating strategy and coordinated the Mexican delegations at the multilateral and regional trade fora:

- World Trade Organization (WTO);

- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD);

- Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);

- Free Trade Areas of the Americas (FTAA).

· Overviewed the implementation and administration of the NAFTA, the free trade agreements between Mexico and Chile; Mexico and Costa Rica; and Mexico and Venezuela and Colombia (G3); and Mexico and Bolivia.

· Led the negotiations of the free trade agreements between Mexico and Nicaragua; Mexico and Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador; Mexico and Israel.

· Implemented the liberalization of Mexico's foreign investment regime.

· Led the negotiations of Bilateral Investment Treaties with Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Argentina.

1990-1993, Deputy Chief Negotiator for the "NAFTA":

· Coordinated the Mexican negotiating team, including more than 150 officials from different federal agencies.

· Prepared the reports of the negotiating process for the attention of the Mexican President and his economic cabinet.

· As one of the top level Mexican officials, was instrumental in:

- Developing Mexico's negotiating strategy for the most ambitious trade agreement at its time, and one of the most important economic policy instruments that Mexico has adopted.
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- Carrying out a broad consultation mechanism with the Mexican private sector to devise the negotiating strategy.

- Designing and implementing the lobbying effort in the US Congress and business community for the NAFTA approval process.

- Putting in place the NAFTA promotion campaign aimed at the North American business community.

April-June 1990, Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary of Foreign Trade:

· Headed the task force in charge of evaluating the NAFTA initiative

· Elaborated the analysis that recommended the NAFTA negotiation to the Mexican President and his economic cabinet.

· Once Mexico decided to launch the NAFTA, set up the Mexican office in charge of the negotiations and recruited its members. This team would negotiate FTA's with 32 Countries over the next ten years.

EDUCATION

YALE UNIVERSITY
1979-1984 Doctoral and Masters degree in Economics (Fullbright scholarship)

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO AUTONOMO DE MEXICO (ITAM)
1973-1978 Bachelor's degree in Economics

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

· 1986 Economic History Professor. Anahuac University. México

· 1985 Economic History Professor. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo. Mexico

· 1982-1983 Teaching Assistant in Microeconomic and Macroeconomic courses. Yale University

DISTINCTIONS

· June 1998, Order of Merit - Second Degree, Government of Ukraine

· June 1997, Order of the Rising Sun, Government of Japan

· May 1997, Order of Mayo - Senior Official Degree, Government of Argentina

· March 1996, Order Estonia of the White Star - Second Class, Government of Estonia

PERSONAL

· Born in Mexico City, on March 29, 1956.

· Married, two children.


1999-2000
Embajador de México ante la Unión Europea y Jefe de la Negociación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre México y la Unión Europea.
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1995-1998
Subsecretario de Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales de la Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (SECOFI)

1993-1994
Coordinador General de la Subsecretaría de Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales de la Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (SECOFI)

1990-1993
Subjefe de la negociación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN), Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (SECOFI)

1989-1990
Director General de Política de Comercio Exterior de la Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (SECOFI)

1985-1988
Economista, Comité de Asesores Económicos de la Presidencia de la República

Educación 1979-1984
Maestría y doctorado en economía, Universidad de Yale, EE.UU.
· Especialización en organización industrial y economía internacional
· Tesis: "Dinero, Endeudamiento Externo y Desempeño Exportador en el México Porfirista".

1973-1978
Licenciatura en economía, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
· Tesis: "El Comercio Interior: Una primera aproximación"
· Mención Honorifíca

Fecha de nacimiento: 29 de marzo 1956 en la ciudad de México.