Miguel Reyes Sánchez

Biografía

Miguel Reyes Sánchez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1966. After graduating JD (Juris Doctor), Cum Laude (1988), from Pedro Henriquez Ureña National University (UNPHU), he continued his studies at Catholic University of Santo Domingo (UCSD), where he received his MSFS degree (Master of Science in Foreign Services, Diplomatic Studies and International Relations), Summa Cum Laude (2001) and at Pallas Athene European Foundation Centre, Barcelona, Spain, where he received his MSc-EUP degree (European Union Master of Science). He also has additional specialized studies in “Privatization: organization, structure and execution” and “Banking Restructuring”, American University, Washington, D.C. (1992); “Commercial Law”, Universitary Cultural Foundation and Institute of Commercial Law of Montevideo, Uruguay (1994); “International Strategic Management for Executives of Financial Institutions”, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois (1997) . In 1998, he was invited by The British Council to participate in the “Latin American-Europe Conference” for young Latin American leaders, held in Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Belgium and London, England; in 1999, by the Institute of Latin American Studies of the University of Stockholm as Professor Emeritus and Guest Researcher to a magisterial conference, Stockholm, Sweden; and in 2002, by Wilton Park Conference as Professor, West Sussex, England. In 2004 he was selected by The International Institute of Leadership Histadrut, to participate in the “Opinion Formers in a Conflict Zone Course”, held in Israel; and in 2006 he was invited by The Institute for International Studies of the People's Republic of China to participate in the “Higher Diplomatic Studies Course”, Beijing, China. Reyes Sánchez has a long professional career and history of work with government, diplomatic services, banking and law. He has occupied important official positions, such as Assistant to the Ambassador in charge of the Executive Power Ceremonials and Presidential Protocol Office, Presidency of the Dominican Republic, 1986; Third, Second and First Secretary assigned to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, 1988; Assistant Counselor in the Office of the Legal Counsel of the Executive Power, 1989. In the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic his career has included: Assistant to the Office of the Legal Counsel, 1989; Head of the Legal/Monetary Affairs Division, 1990; Legal Counsel to the Coordinating Team for Financial Reform, 1991; Technical Coordinator of the Legal Counselor Office, 1992; Head of Protocol for the IDB Governor's Assembly, 1993; Deputy Legal Counsel of the Central Bank, 1993; Member of the Reviewing Commission for the Financial Monetary Code Project, 1993. In 1993 the Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic requests that he be their Legal Counsel; Legal Counsel for PRO-COMUNIDAD, (the Dominican promotional fund for community initiatives), 1994-1995; Secretary of the Central Bank, 1995-2003. Since 2003 he has worked as Technical Ambassador of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and since 2004 also serve as Advisor of the Governor of the Central Bank. He also served as Professor At Pedro Henriquez Ureña National University. Reyes taught International Law, Currency and Banking Law Systems, Banking Contracts among others, becoming Director of the School of Banking and Insurance (1996). Professor at Catholic University of Santo Domingo (UCSD) where he teaches international law. Reyes Sanchez also is a Professor of International Relations at the Dominican Republic Diplomatic and Consular Academy and several Dominican militaries Academies: IMES, IMESA and IAEDESEN. Reyes Sánchez is also a writer and poet and has published several books. Bruno Rosario Candelier, a Dominican Literary Critic, and the Dominican Republic Language Academy President, has called Reyes Sánchez: “the Dominican Writer with the most international connections” because of the numerous conversations Reyes Sánchez has had with the most important modern writers, including José Saramago, Vaclal Havel, Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Octavio Paz, Mario Benedetti, Augusto Roa Bastos, Jorge Amado, Abel Posse, Ana María Matute, Wole Soyinka, and many more. Many of these conversations were recorded in Reyes Sánchez’s book, Memoria de la Palabra (Memory of the Word). “To write as Miguel Reyes Sánchez writes is gratifying. He touches upon intricate topics and does so with caution, with respect for ideas. He defends particular concepts and does it in a way that enriches us, because he does not aspire to dispossess us of our own ideas, but rather to share them, in the knowledge that truth does not exclude, and that together we can favor the values of sensibility, of solidarity, of friendship, of the search for a better nation, and elevate the capacity to allow talent and culture to flourish through prose to the category of permanent rank in the human condition”