César Sánchez Icaza, Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade Policy and Under-Secretary for International Negotiations. Lawyer from the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, with over two decades of professional experience in commercial law, oil & gas, environmental law, and telecommunications. Holds a Master’s degree in Mining, Oil and Energy from the Externado University of Colombia, and a Master’s degree in Legal Argumentation from the University of Alicante. He has served as a lecturer at the International University of Ecuador, Ecotec University, Casa Grande University, and the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil.