Jaime E Alemán

Born Panama, Republic of Panama, 14 November 1953; admitted in 1981, District of Columbia; in 1982,Panama. Education:University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana (BA in Economics, magna cum laude, 1975); Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (JD, 1978). Legal advisor, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC from 1978 to 1981.Associate in the law firm Icaza,González Ruiz & Alemán, from 1982 to 1984. Special advisor to Dr Nicolás Ardito Barletta, President of Panama from 1984 to 1985. Minister of government and justice, 1988. Ambassador of Panama to the United States of America, Washington DC (present). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Panama and American Bar Associations; International Tax Planning Association; International Fiscal Association; president of the International Lawyers Association of Panama, from 2000 to 2004. Board of directors, Primer Banco del Istmo SA; Board of visitors, Duke University School of Law; board of directors, Special Olympics. Languages: English, Spanish and French. Practice areas: corporate law; banking law and taxation.