General Conference Twenty-third Session Nominations Committee Sofia 1985 Conférence générale Vingt-troisième session Comité des candidatures ± 4t TeHepajibHafl KOH4>epemniJi jbajmatb TpeTwi cecciu KoMirreT no KamumaTypaM Conferencia General 23. a reunión Comité de Candidaturas ûjyujij anui»jj ji nom 23 C/NOM/2.13 9 August 1985 Original: Spanish Item 12.1 of the provisional agenda ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD CURRICULUM VITAE Mr Guillermo PUTZEYS ALVAREZ (Guatemala) Place and date of birth: Guatemala, 16 May 1935 Nationality: Guatemalan Civil status: Married, with four children Profession: University lecturer (literature and linguistics), journalist Education: Primary and secondary: Private school for boys and adjoining secondary school Higher: First degree in language and literature, Faculty of Arts, University of San Carlos. Master's degree, Faculty of Arts, University of San Carlos Current responsibilities: Awards : Vice-chairman of the Executive Board of Unesco (elected in 1980) Chairman of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (Human Rights) of the Executive Board-of Unesco (elected in 1980, re-elected in 1981) Member of the Executive Board of Unesco (elected by the General Conference in 1978) Vice-Secretary of the Italian-Latin-American Institute (IILA) for cultural affairs (elected for the period March 1982-March 1984), with headquarters in Rome Commander of the French Legion of Honour, 19 76 Commander of the Vatican Order of St Gregory the Great, 1979 Gran Cruz del Mérito Civil, Spain, 1977 Gran Cruz de la Orden de San Carlos, Colombia, 1978 09 AOUT 1985
23 C/NOM/2.13 - page 2 Gran Cordon of the Order of the Shining Star, China, 1977 Order of Simeon Bergaño y Villegas, Guatemala, 1977 Doctor Honoris Causa of the Université du Travail, Luxembourg, 1975 Bachelor of Arts degree 'cum laude' Special Prize of the Journalists' Association of Guatemala (APG) in 1968 for his 'Crítica Literaria' His name has been given to a private secondary school in Patulul, Suchitepêquez and to the library of the 'Carlos Martinez Duran 1 Institute (USAC model school) by the teaching staff of those institutions Several distinctions and awards conferred by cultural, educational and artistic institutions in his own and other countries Previous assignments; Minister of Education of Guatemala (1974-1978) President of the National Council for Education, Science and Culture (1975-1978) Member of the National Economic Planning Council (1974-1976) President and founder of the Central American Co-ordination system (CEC), regional organ of the Ministers of Education of Central America and Panama (1975) Chairman of the Nominations Committee at the fourth extraordinary session of the General Conference of Unesco (Paris, November-December 1982) Vice-President of the Inter-American Council for Education, Science and Culture (CIECC) of the OAS (elected in San Salvador for the period 1976-1977) Manager and Editor of the independent newspaper Nuevo Diario (1978-1980) Contributor to the Guatemalan daily El Imparcial Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the National San Carlos University, Guatemala (elected for the period 1970-1974) Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts of San Carlos University, Guatemala (elected for the period 1967-1970) Honorary Professorship, Cátedra Ricardo Estrada, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (1976-1982) Secretary of San Carlos University, Guatemala (1966-1970) Secretary of the University Electorate (1966-1970) Member of the San Carlos University Council, Guatemala (1964-1966) Leading member (1967) and member of the Court of Honour of the Faculty of Arts Candidate for the Rectorship of San Carlos University, 1974 (obtained the highest number of votes of the four candidates in the election) Secretary for Culture of the University Students* Association (AEU)(1962)
23 C/NOM/2.13 - page 3 Member of the University Students' Association (elected in 1961) Professor and Head of the Arts Department of the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (1976-1982) Member of the Governing Board of the Ibero-American Bureau of Education (IABA) (1974-1976) Other technical and administrative assignments; Editor of the San Carlos University Revista (1962-1970) Head of the Department of Publicity and Public Relations of San Carlos University (1963-1970) Head of the University Extension Department of San Carlos University Head of the USAC Summer School Research assistant and editor at the Institute of Educational Research and Improvement (IIME) of San Carlos University (1963-1965) Member of the National Commission for Co-operation with Unesco, as representative of San Carlos University (1968-1969) Member of the Editorial Board of EDUCA (Editorial Universitaria Centroamericana)(Central American University Press) Various assignments and duties at San Carlos University: 1962 promotion of the university 1965 guidelines for the granting of contracts 1966 thesis regulations 1967 syllabus of the Department of Language and Literature Member of several panels of judges of literary contests and competitions, including the fiction competition for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize, Venezuela President of the Friends of Belgium Association (1981-1982) Teaching activities: 1964-1966 Academy of general studies, San Carlos University, Guatemala 1963-1969 Summer School of San Carlos University 1963 Vacation School of San Carlos University 1963 Faculty of Engineering, San Carlos University 1964-1965 Faculty of Economics, San Carlos University 1963-1964 Faculty of Arts, San Carlos University 1968 University of South Florida (Visiting lecturer in Latin- American culture and literature) 1967 National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) (Visiting lecturer, joint organizer of the Seminar on the Latin-American Novel) 1974 Universidad Rafael Landlvar, Guatemala 1979 Universidad Francisco Marroquîn, Guatemala 1978-1981 Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
23 C/NOM/2.13 - page 4 Publications and cultural broadcasts; San Carlos University Revista USAC university Bulletin University press, Guatemala Television broadcast 'Id y enseñad a todos' (Go and Teach Everyone) (Channel 3) and 'Teléfono Universitario* (University Phone-in)(Channel 7), Guatemala Extension programme of the Faculty of Arts, USAC Newspaper Nuevo Diario, Guatemala Meetings, congresses and missions Tenth International Student Conference, Quebec, Canada, 1962. the Delegation of the University Students' Association (AEU)). (Head of USAC Delegate to the First meeting of the Cultural Extension Institute (ICECU), San José, Costa Rica, 1962. USAC Delegate to the First meeting of the Correspondents of the Central American Directory, organ of the Central American Higher University Board (CSUCA), San José, Costa Rica. Member of the Guatemalan Delegations to the following meetings of the Central American Higher University Board (CSUCA): tenth, San Salvador, 1966; eleventh, Guatemala, 1967; thirteenth, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1968; fourteenth, San José, Costa Rica, 1969. Head of the USAC Delegation to the First meeting of the Central American University Extension system, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Head of the Guatemalan Delegation in the Central American University Mission to Japan, 1966. Head of the Guatemalan Delegation to the First meeting of Central American Teachers of Language and Literature, Guatemala, 1967. First Seminar on Books, San José, Costa Rica, 1968. Member of the USAC Delegation to the Second Central American University Congress, San Salvador, 1968. Head of the Guatemalan Delegations to the following sessions of the Unesco General Conference: eighteenth, Paris, 1974; nineteenth, Nairobi, 1976; twenty-first, Belgrade, 1980. Adviser to the Ibero-American Bureau of Education (IABA), Toledo, 1975; San Juan de Puerto Rico, 1977. Member of the Guatemalan Delegation to the twentieth session of the Unesco General Conference, Paris, 1978. Guest of honour at the Latin American Congress on the Mission of the University in Latin American, Bogotá - Sochagota, 1973. Meetings of Ministers of Education of Central America and Panama, Guatemala, 1975; Panama, 1976; San José, Costa Rica, 1977; Tegucigalpa, 1977.
23 C/NOM/2.13 - page 5 Meetings of the Inter-American Council for Education, Science and Culture (CIECC) of the Organization of American States (OAS) - sixth meeting, Mexico City, 1975; seventh, El Salvador, 1976; eighth, Washington, 1977 (Head of the Guatemalan Delegation). Member of the Commission for the Evaluation of Unesco Programmes in Latin America, 1979. Symposium of Guatemalan Teachers and Writers, with Miguel Angel Asturias, Guatemala, 1966. 114th session of the Unesco Executive Board (Vice-chairman), Paris, April-May 1982. Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (Human Rights) of Unesco (Chairman), Paris, April 1982. Conference of Ministers of Culture of Latin Countries (Brazil, France, Italy, Mexico and Spain) as Head of the Delegation of the IILA (Italian- Latin-American Institute), Venice, June 1982. Annual Conference on Human Rights of the Albert Hammer Foundation (Special Guest), Hyde Park, New York, July 1982. World Conference on Cultural Policies (MONDIACULT, Unesco), Mexico City, July-August 1982. Unesco Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (Chairman), Paris, September 1982. 115th session of the Executive Board of Unesco (Vice-chairman), Paris, September-October 1982. Fourth extraordinary session of the General Conference of Unesco (Deputy Head of Delegation), Paris, November-December 1982. Executive Board of Unesco (Vice-chairman), fourth special session, Paris, November 1982. Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (Chairman), fourth special session, Paris, December 1982. Visits and travelt Meeting of leading young Latin Americans, Michigan State University, Washington, 1962. Visit to French cultural'centres, the University of Paris and the 'Paul Valéry' University, Montpellier, 1974. Visit to cultural centres and universities in Korea, 1976. Visit to cultural centres and universities in China, 1976. Visit to the Universities of Harvard, Georgetown and Indiana, 1973. Visit to the cultural centres and universities of Tokyo and Sofia, 1980. Baghdad, Iraq, January, 1982. Publications ; Lo vegetal en la Rustica Mexicana. USAC, Guatemala, 1963. La Patria, Landlvar y Petrarca. Humanidades, Guatemala, 1965.
23 C/NOM/2.13 - page 6 Prologo estudio a 'Madre Milpa' de Samayoa Chinchilla. Editorial Universitaria, Guatemala, 1965 (also published in Honduras). Breve Panorama de la Literatura Guatemalteca, Repertorio Centro-americano, San José, Costa Rica, 1966. El tigre, una vision del Trópico, Humanidades, Guatemala, 1967. Prólogo a 'Poesía escogida de Rubén Darío, CSUCA, San José, Costa Rica, 1967. El haikai de Flávio Herrera, Editorial Universitaria, Guatemala, 1967. 'Cien años de Soledad', una lección para el relato. Cultura, El Salvador, 1969; UNAM, Mexico City, 1970; Humanidades, Guatemala, 1972. Las letras y las humanidades, Humanidades, Guatemala, 1972. Bitácora, Editorial José de Pineda Ibarra, Guatemala, 1977. Prólogo a *Pedro Molina' del Dr Antonio Cacua Prada, Editorial José de Pineda Ibarra, Guatemala, 1977. 'De regreso en el metro', short story published in El Imparcial, July 1982. Several articles and studies published in journals and newspapers. Translations; From English; El Caminante, by Robert Coover, Cultura, San Salvador, 1963. Que la puerta estaba abierta, by Robert Coover, USAC, Guatemala, 1965. From French; Rubén Darío en Francia, by Charles Aubrun, USAC, Guatemala, 1967. Member of the following organizations and associations; Colegio Profesional de Humanidades (Faculty of Arts) Guatemalan Journalists' Association Scientific Journalists' Association Academia Guatemalteca de lengua (Guatemalan Language Academy) Friends of the Country Association Friends of Belgium Association International Institute of Ibero-American Literature Unesco experience; Member of the Guatemalan National Commission for Co-operation with Unesco, as a representative of San Carlos University, Guatemala, 1963. President of the Guatemalan National Commission for Co-operation with Unesco, in his capacity as Minister of Education of Guatemala, 1975-1978. Eighteenth session of the Unesco General Conference, Paris, 1974 (Head of Delegation). Nineteenth session of the Unesco General Conference, Nairobi, 1976 (Head of Delegation). Twentieth session of the Unesco General Conference, Paris, 1978.
23 C/NOM/2.13 - page 7 Twenty-first session of the Unesco General Conference, Belgrade, 1980. Fourth extraordinary session of the Unesco General Conference, Paris, 1982. Member of the Executive Board of Unesco, 1978-1983. Chairman of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations, elected in March 1980. Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board, 1980-1983. Re-elected Chairman of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (Human Rights), 1981-1983. Chairman of the Nominations Committee at the twenty-first session of the General Conference, 1980. Chairman of the Nominations Committee at the fourth extraordinary session of the General Conference, 1982. Member of the Bureau of the Executive Board, 1980-1983. Member of the Bureau at the twenty-first session of the General Conference, 1980. Member of the Bureau at the fourth extraordinary session of the General Conference, 1982. Member of the mission for the observation of Unesco programmes in Latin America, 1981. World Conference on Cultural Policies (MONDIACULT), Mexico City, 1982. Liaison between the Central American System of Educational Co-ordination (CEC) and the Unesco project for a network of education systems in Central America, as Minister of Education and as President of CEC, and subsequently as a member of the latter, 1974-1978. Various tasks within the Organization as a member of the Executive Board. Various activities as Permanent Delegate of Guatemala. Various activities as Chairman of the Latin-American and Caribbean Group and as Vice-chairman of the Group of 77.
23 C/NOM/2.13 - page 8 ADDENDUM 1983 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the French Government 1983 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Government of the Swiss Confederation 1983 Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Guatemala to Unesco 1983 Chairman of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (117th session of the Executive Board of Unesco) 1983 Vice-Chairman (117th session), Executive Board of Unesco 1983 Head of the Delegation of Guatemala during the twenty-second session of the General Conference of Unesco 1984 Chairman of the Latin American and Caribbean Group at Unesco 1984 Vice-Chairman of the Bureau of the Group of 77 (Unesco) 1984 Founder member of the International Academy of Human Rights (Madrid) and member of its governing body 1985 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Government 1985 Chairman of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (second term of office) 1985 Representative of Guatemala to the Latin Union