Background
GARAY DÍAZ, J was born on June 12, 1876 in Panama City, Panama.
GARAY DÍAZ, J was born on June 12, 1876 in Panama City, Panama.
Educated primary in Paris, Panama, and Cartagena. Colombia; Colegio del Istmo, Panama, 1887-1890. University Bolivar, and Institute Musical, Cartagena, 1891-1892.
Private studies in Bogotá, 1893-1896. University of Brussels, and Royal Conservatory of Music, Belgium, 1897-1898. Sorbonne, Paris, 1898-1900.
Schola Cantorum, Paris, 1899-1900. National Conservatory of Music, 1902.
Professor, writer, diplomat. Director, Conservatorio Nacional de Música, 1904-1918. Delegate to the following — 1st Pan-American Scientific Congress, Washington, District of Columbia (1915), 1st assembly of the League of Nations, Geneva (1919), 5th Pan-American Coni., Santiago, Chile (1923), Universal Postal Congress, Stockholm (1924), 8th Pan-American Conference, Lima (1938).
Minister of foreign relations, 1916-1918, 1921-1924, 1936-1940. Minister plenipotentiary, Washington, District of Columbia (1921), France (1924), Mexico and Cuba (1925-1929), Great Britain and France (1931-1933), Colombia (1938). President, Institute Nacional, 1931.
Professor, of French, 1933. Minister of public edn., 1934, of labor, commerce and industry, 1936-1938. Ambassador to Ecuador, since 1939.
Member American Society of rnternat. Law, Academy Panameña de la Lengua (founding member), Academy Panameña de la Historia, Society Bolivariana. Member Academy de la Lengua, Madrid.