Permanent Secretary 2021 - 2025

Ambassador Clarems Endara Vera 
Permanent Secretary 
Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) 

  

Ambassador Endara has a PhD in International Public Law, with a focus on International Human Rights, master’s degrees in International Business from the University of Rey Juan Carlos and in International Negotiations from the University of Barcelona. He also obtained the Diploma in Advanced Studies in the Doctorate in International Law and International Relations at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Moreover, he also has postgraduate studies in Tax Law and Higher Education. 

As to his professional career, he was head of Legal Counseling to Immigrants for the NGO Proyecto Cultura y Solidaridad in Madrid, Spain. Since 2006, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia as: Specialist Consultant in Dispute Settlement, Chief of the Bilateral Agreement Unit and Trade Issues, Chief of the International Cooperation Project Management Unit, Chief of the International Economic Law Unit, General Director of Integration and Economic Cooperation, and Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration. At an international level, he was General Director of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN). 

In teaching, Ambassador Endara is Head Professor for the bachelor subject of International Public Law in Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, in La Paz, and a postgraduate Professor of Integration, Economic Law and International Negotiations in Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB), among other in the region.