José Antonio Muńoz

Background

Antonio Muńoz, José was born in 1955.

Education

Escuela de Filosofía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas and Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Costa Rica (Licenciado en Derecho, 1976). Georgetown University Law Center (Master of Laws, 1986). Spoken languages: Spanish and English.

Career

Worked at Facio & Canas (San Jose) specializing in International Investment, Trade and Business, International Trusts, International Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Costa Rica. Fulbright Scholar. Publications: International Cooperation between Tax Administrations, 1986.

Private Sector Participation in Costa Rica"s Accession to General Agreement of Tariff and Trades and the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, 1989.

Costa Rica as Situs for Foreign Sales Corporations under the United States. Tax Information Exchange Agreement, 1991.

Member of the Private Sector Delegation to the Official Committee for Costa Rica"s Accession to General Agreement of Tariff and Trades, 1988-1992. Founding Member and Senior Counsel to Fundación para la Defensa del Comercio Exterior, and Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Trade, 1990-1992.

Senior Advisor on Foreign Trade and Relations with International Agencies to the Vice President of Costa Rica, 1990-1992.

Minister, Consul General, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Costa Rica, Washington, District of Columbia, 1992-1994. Charge d"Affaires, a.i., Embassy of Costa Rica, Washington, District of Columbia, 1994. Member: Costa Rican and American Bar Associations.

Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce (Chairman International Trade Committee, 1988-1990).

Achievements

• José Antonio Muńoz has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Costa Rican and American Bar Associations. Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce (Chairman International Trade Committee, 1988-1990).