Ambassador Werner Matias Romero gave a fascinating talk in particular about trade.
Ambassador Werner Matías Romero was appointed Ambassador of El Salvador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on September 1, 2009. Ambassador Romero was also designated concurrent Ambassador of El Salvador to the Republic of Ireland by Foreign Affairs Minister Hugo Martínez on June 10, 2010, and presented his letters of credence to President Mary McAleese on November 17, 2010.
Prior to these designations, Ambassador Romero was Director General for Foreign Policy at the Foreign Affairs Ministry of El Salvador. Before heading the Bureau of Foreign Policy, Ambassador Romero was Chief of Staff at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Before returning to the Foreign Ministry headquarters, Mr. Romero served as Minister Counselor at the Salvadoran Embassy in Washington. During this period, he was in charge of legal and political affairs. Among other responsibilities, Minister Counselor Romero jointly with other Salvadoran officials advocated for the approval of a comprehensive immigration reform before Congress that would bring Salvadorans living in the U.S. a permanent immigration relief. Prior to this position, Mr. Romero served as Counselor for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of El Salvador in Washington, D.C. since 1997. As Economic Counselor, Mr. Romero actively and effectively participated in negotiations held with the U.S. Congress, to urge approval of the U.S. – Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
Before being posted in Washington, Mr. Romero was the head of the Trade Regulations Division at the Trade Policy Office and the Ministry of Economy in San Salvador, where he was responsible for international trade negotiations on investment, competition policy, air transport and dispute settlement; and legal and technical advisor to the Minister of Economy.
Mr. Romero holds a Law Degree from the “Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas” (UCA) in San Salvador, El Salvador. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue advanced international policy studies and as such obtained a Master of Arts in International Policy Studies from the Monterey, California, USA.