Francisco Burgos

  Department of Sustainable Development
Organization of American States
1889 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Suite 718-B

Phone: +(202) 458-6818
Fax: +(202) 458-3560
fburgos@oas.org

Francisco Burgos has been working with the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) since March 2007.  During this period, he has worked on issues related to energy and climate change, public participation, social and environmental impact assessments, and financial opportunities for the deployment of renewable energy.

Prior joining the OAS-DSD team, Francisco worked as acting program director for the American Friends Service Committee in Baltimore, and as program officer for Plan International in the Dominican Republic.  In addition, he has worked as a teacher and trainer in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

Francisco holds a degree in clinical psychology from the National University Pedro Enríquez Ureña, a post-graduate diploma in social pedagogy from the Sevilla University and the Santo Domingo Technological Institute, and a M.A. in Sustainable Development at the SIT Graduate Institute. Also, he completed courses in the areas of energy, management, philosophy, and theology.

He is happily married and lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife (Renée) and daughters (Sofía and Jamila). Francisco enjoys outdoor activities, reading, writing, and the arts in general.

 

 

 

 

This page was last updated on Tuesday March 10, 2009.