Lawyer; Counselor of the Center for International Studies of the Pontificia Universidad Católica (CEIUC); Member of the Chilean Society of International Law; Counselor of the Asia/Pacific Chamber of Commerce.
He entered the Diplomatic Academy "Andrés Bello" in 1970, finishing his career as its Director between 2010 and 2014. He was Undersecretary of the Navy in the Ministry of National Defense from 1995 to 1999 and Advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (2015/2018).
He had diplomatic assignments in Bolivia, Venezuela, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, in addition to Chargé d'Affaires in Romania (1982/1986); Ambassador to the United Kingdom -concurrent in Ireland- (1999/ 2000); Russian Federation -concurrent in Ukraine- (2000/2004); People's Republic of China (2004/2006); Holy See -concurrent in Albania- (2006/2010) and to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (2007/2010).
Officer of the "Order of the Star of Italy".