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Patricio Izurieta Mora-Bowen

Patricio Izurieta Mora-Bowen (born 13 October 1944) is an Ecuadorian entrepreneur. In 1980 he was the first Latin American to become World President of Junior Chamber International —a global organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurial excellence. Izurieta is notable for his work towards the inclusion of Ecuador into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and for promoting free trade. He served as Vice-Minister of Foreign Relations during the presidency of Sixto Durán Ballén (1992–1996) and led Ecuador's negotiating team during the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks. Additionally, he led different official projects for the Ecuadorian Government to promote trade throughout the world. These projects included diplomatic missions to Switzerland, Russia, United States, Canada, and Argentina, among others. He is the brother of former Labor Minister of Ecuador, Raúl Izurieta Mora-Bowen.

He obtained his high-school diploma at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware and his engineering degree at Central University in Quito, Ecuador. He has a Masters of Science Degree at Montana State University and holds a post-graduate degree from the Institute of Higher Studies in Ecuador. Provided by Wikipedia