The Director Generals of IICA

Overview:
Main emphasis of management:
Beyond a sectorial vision.

Dr. Carlos E. Aquino González completed his term of office on January 14, 2002 having fulfilled the maximum term as Director General of IICA, as allowed in the Convention on the Institute. During this period the Institute strengthened its relationship with the private sector and engaged in a process of modernization and decentralization. Regional Centers were established in each region in order to promote differentiated strategies in accordance with the characteristics of each region.

The administration promoted four areas of concentration: (i) Socioeconomic Policy, Trade and Investment; (ii) Science Technology Natural Resources and Production; (iii) Agricultural Health; and (iv) Sustainable Rural Development. Dr. Carlos E. Aquino González was appointed Director Emeritus of the Institute on of January 15, 2002.