Consulate General of Panama 
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF PANAMA
His Excellency
Javier Eduardo Martínez-Acha Vásquez
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez holds an extensive experience in the business world, establishing himself as a key figure and leader in the national and international financial sector. With 27 years of experience in investments, finance, and the stock market, he has actively contributed to the country's economic progress and development.
Throughout his career, he has held key positions in the business sector, serving as a commercial and private banking executive, advisor, financial consultant, treasurer, general manager, and vice president of prestigious companies in the country's banking and financial sector, demonstrating his ability to attract and manage significant corporate portfolios globally.
As a certified securities broker, he has developed a comprehensive understanding of the stock market, which has allowed him to position Geneva Asset Management, S.A., the company he co-founded, among the most respected in its field. His professional career is complemented by a solid multidisciplinary academic background, with bachelor’s degrees in industrial engineering, Economics, and Law and Political Science, earned at prestigious universities such as Texas A&M University, Universidad Latina of Science and Technology, and the University of London. At the postgraduate level, he holds degrees in International Economic Law, International Business Law, and a Master of Laws specializing in International Arbitration from the University of London.
He is also a member of the National Bar Association and is fluent in three languages: Spanish, English, and French, which will allow him to operate effectively in international and multicultural environments.
His experience, academic background, and personal skills will enable him to promote a foreign policy focused on attracting and fostering investment for the benefit of the Republic of Panama.
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Bolívar Palace
Historical background...
At the end of the 17th century, part of the building now called the Bolívar Palace was built. At that time it was the Franciscan convent. After the independence of Spain in 1821, it was expropriated by the government of New Granada and became a military barracks, a hospital for foreigners, the Simón Bolívar Institute and La Salle College.
Important events took place at the Palace of Bolivar, such as the amphyric Congress convened by the Liberator Simón Bolívar in 1826 or the drafting of the first Constitution of the Republic of Panama in 1904.
In 1999, the Bolivar Palace was designated to conform to Panama's Agreement with the United Nations, which declared the meeting room of the Franciscan convent a World Heritage site in 1997.
During the 10th Ibero-American Summit in 2000, the meeting room was inaugurated. The Protocols of the Isthmus, the original documents of the Amphictyonic Congress, as well as replica of the sword "Espada Sol" used by Simón Bolívar friendly gesture of Venezuela, is here. The original of the sword "Espada Sol", designed in carat gold and with 1374 diamonds, is in Venezuela and was a gift from Peru to the Liberator.
The Bolivar Palace has a neocolonial architecture and is the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2003.
The Bolivar Museum
The Bolivar Museum is protected from the weather by a glass camera and has 2 exhibitions.
Archaeological discoveries
During excavation work in the central courtyard of the convent, part of the original 17th-century structure, known as "Las Crujías" (underground canals carrying water), was discovered.
The four pavilions
In the center of the Bolivar Palace, a square in honor of the Liberators and all those who fought for Latin American independence, was built. In its center is "Rosa de los Vientos" which leads to each of the pavilions of the palace.
The four pavilions that the Bolivar Palace is composed are:
• Joan of Arc (1921)
• Juan Bautista de La Salle (1926)
• Constitution (1931)
• Centenary (2003)
The Bolivarian society of Panama
Founded in 1926 at the Pan American Congress commemorating the centennial of the Amphictyonic Congress of 1826.
This congress approved the founding of the Bolivarian Society in all the nations of Latin America, to venerate the memory and the ideals of the Liberator.
The Bolivarian Society of Panama was established by a founding act of July 20, 1929, and is located in the Jeanne d'Arc Pavilion.
