Mr. Andrés Valladares, from Guatemala, has served as a Legal Consultant at the National Program for Competitiveness, an official branch of the Ministry of Economy, since 2014. His responsibilities include promoting interinstitutional alliances between the public and private sectors to improve Guatemala’s competitiveness; providing documentation and developing specific procedures on business and trade to facilitate the exchange of information and to improve business opportunities in Guatemala. Mr. Valladares also works closely with the Fiscal Authority of Guatemala in order to reduce customs formalities and procedures that could affect the access to the Guatemalan market.

Mr. Valladares has a Law Degree from the Universidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala.