Carlos Perez del Castillo
Carlos Perez del Castillo is currently an independent senior international consultant involved in various assignments with governments, private sector, and international organisations.
He is the Chairman of the WTO Panel established to examine the dispute over large civil aircrafts between the US and EC (Boeing-Airbus) and is currently the Coordinator in Uruguay of the private sector sponsored project: "Uruguay's insertion to international trade." He is also a Member of the Core Team assigned to the Independent External Evaluation of FAO. From March 2004 until October 2005, he was the Special Advisor on International Trade Negotiations to the President of the Republic of Uruguay. Mr. Perez del Castillo has had a long and distinguished career in public and international service that has spanned over 35 years. Until recently, he acted as the Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations, the WTO, and other International Organisations in Geneva. During this time he chaired most of the top bodies of the WTO, including its General Council. He has also served as Vice Minister and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995-1998) and Director General of Economic Affairs (1985-1988). He is the author of a substantial number of publications on a wide range of international economic issues and he lectures at universities in the region and in Spain.