Eugenio A. Diaz-Bonilla

Mr. Eugenio A. DIAZ-BONILLA, an Argentine national, has more than 30 years of professional experience as an economist, working with the public and private sector in different developing countries.  He has been consultant and staff member with several international organizations: the World Bank, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), Organization of American States (OAS), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).  He advised Ministers and senior public officials in different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean on macroeconomic and trade policies, poverty alleviation and food security programs, and project financing. 

Mr. Diaz-Bonilla has held diplomatic positions representing his country and negotiating trade and agricultural issues in bilateral, regional, and multilateral negotiations.  He has written extensively on economic development, trade, poverty and food security issues. He holds a degree in Economics from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina), a Master in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University as well.

Currently he is the Executive Director for Argentina and Haiti at the Inter-American Development Bank. He has just published (co-edited with Soren Frandsen and Sherman Robinson) the book “WTO Negotiations and Agricultural Trade Liberalization: The effect of Developed Countries’ Policies on Developing Countries” printed by CABI (London).  Mr. Diaz-Bonilla is married with 3 children.