Harry Agustín Bodán-Shields

Harry Agustín Bodán-Shields is Senior Associate of the firm in Managua, Nicaragua.

During his extensive career, he has been Chargé d`Affaires a.i., in Lima and World Bank Consultant (STC); Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to GATT in Geneva; Chief of the Nicaraguan Diplomatic Mission to the European Communities in Brussels; been Ambassador to Japan and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps concurrent in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines; Minister and Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua

Education

• Postgraduate diploma – Spanish School of Diplomacy (Graduated with Honors). Doctorate in Law – Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Graduated in Law – Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Admitted to practice as Attorney and Notary

Awards and Recognitions

• National Decorations: Order "Rubén Darío" of Nicaragua (Grand Cross). Order "Miguel Larreynaga" of Nicaragua (Grand Cross). Order "José de Marcoleta" (Grand Cross). Foreign Decorations: Order "Mérito de Mayo" of Argentina (Grand Cross). Order "Mérito Civil" of Perú (Grand Cross). Order "Merito Civil" of Spain (Grand Cross). Order "Brilliant Star" of Taiwan (Grand Cross). Order of the Crown. Belgium (Grand Official). Order of the Rising Sun, Japan (Gran Cordon).

Publications

• History: "Nicaragua: Teatro de lo Absurdo". History Fiction: "El Edén del Camaleón". Fiction: "Simbad y los Terrícolas".