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ROBERT F. BEERS

Director por Costa Rica

STUDIES

· 2009 Master’s Degree on Political Science, Salamanca University, Spain.

· 2008 Master’s Degree on Applied Politics, Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (Iberic-American International Foundation of Administration and Public Politics, FIIAPP). Founded by the Spanish Government. Madrid, Spain. June 2008. www.fiiapp.org

· 2007 Seminar Young Leadership and Democratic Strenght. International Leadership Institute, Histadrut. Beit Berl,Kfar Sava, Israel. February 2007. www.peoples.org.il

· 2006 Master’s Degree on Constitucional Law, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica. December, 2006.www.uned.ac.cr

· 2006 Second Iberic-American Seminar on Political Parties. International IDEA, Spanish Agency on International Cooperation, Spanish Embassy in Colombia. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. September, 2006.www.aecid.es

· 2005 Seminar High Public Management. INCAE, Managua, Nicaragua. June-July, 2005. www.incae.edu

· 2005 First Rounds of Investigation on Public Administration: Challenges for Public Management towards 21st Century: Thoughts on a Sustainable Proposal for Development. University of Costa Rica. March, 2005. www.ucr.ac.cr

· 2004 Public Notary, University of Costa Rica. April 2004.

· 2003 Seminar on Electoral Constitutional Law. Costa Rica Bar of Lawyers (Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica), Supreme Electoral Court, International IDEA. www.idea.int

· 2003 Seminar on Constitutional Law, Costa Rica Bar of Lawyers (Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica).

· 2003 Attorney at Law, University of Costa Rica. Thesis: “Regulations on Ethics in Public Affairs”, approved with Distinction. February 2003.

· 2001 Finished studies of Law, University of Costa Rica.

· 1995 High School Degree, Monterrey High School, Costa Rica.

EXPERIENCE

2006-2008 Congress Advisor, Congress of the Republic of Costa Rica. Duties included political and law advice, research on various topics, updates on Congressional Comitees, press releases and articles.

2004-2006 Advisor to Congressman, Fernando Sanchez Campos, PhD. Academic, political and law duties, including research on Costa Rican political parties.

2003-2005 Congress Advisor, Congress of the Republic of Costa Rica. Duties included legal advice, updates con Congressional Comitees, bill projects, research on various topics.

2001-2002 Assistant to Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Z., attorney at law, ex Congressman and ex Costa Rica Ombudsman. Duties included both law and politics.

2000-2001 Legal Counseling Service of the University of Costa Rica. Duties mainly consisted in free legal advice and courthouse paperwork.

PUBLICATIONS

“Partidos Políticos en el Ámbito Local”, Revista de Derecho Electoral, Nº 2 July-December 2006. (“Political Parties in Costa Rica”, Electoral Law Magazine.)

Contributor to the Report on the State of the Nation, 2005.

Over 10 political/opinion articles in local newspaper La Nación, over the last 10 years.