Juan B. Sosa
Chairman of Houston Gateway of the Americas & Dean Emeritus of the Consular Corps of Houston
Juan B. Sosa was appointed Consul General of Panama in Houston in September 2014. He was Ambassador of Panama to the United States in 1987 – 1989, has been a member of the Board of the Panam Commission, Chairman of the Board of Air Panama from 1994, co founder and CEO of the U.S
Juan B. Sosa arrived in Washington, D.C. in October 1987 as Ambassador of Panama to the White House representing the Government of President Delvalle. In February of 1988 he denounced Noriega's ousting of Delvalle and led a coalition of forces in the United States in a fight to overthrow the dictatorial regime of Noriega. He continued to be recognized by the United States as the legitimate Ambassador of Panama and served until August 1989 upon termination of President Delvalle's constitutional mandate. In the ensuing months, Ambassador Sosa continued to be involved in the struggle against the dictatorship, a chapter that culminated in the ousting of Noriega by U.S. military forces in December 1989. An account of this historic period has been documented in a book written by Ambassador Sosa entitled In Defiance. Ambassador Sosa has been in the private sector since 1963, having worked for Colgate Palmolive Company at the beginning of his career as an international marketing executive, and from 1969 to 1988 as Chairman of the Board of his own business and marketing consulting company specializing in market research, political polling, social forecasting, and media. From 1970-72 he was General Manager of Panama's Philip Morris licensee. Between 1985 and 1988 he served as Chairman of the Board of Air Panama, the national airline, and between 1987 and 1989 as ex-officio Member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Commission. He has written numerous articles, appeared in television shows and given speeches in several prestigious universities and business groups. He recently co-authored the chronicle “Twenty five years of Trade Promotion between Panama and the United States”. He is President of the U.S.- Panama Business Council USA. A graduate in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma, Ambassador Sosa is married to Margaret de Sosa. The Sosas have fraternal twins, and reside in Houston, Texas.
Chairman of Houston Gateway of the Americas & Dean Emeritus of the Consular Corps of Houston
Juan B. Sosa was appointed Consul General of Panama in Houston in September 2014. He was Ambassador of Panama to the United States in 1987 – 1989, has been a member of the Board of the Panam Commission, Chairman of the Board of Air Panama from 1994, co founder and CEO of the U.S
Juan B. Sosa arrived in Washington, D.C. in October 1987 as Ambassador of Panama to the White House representing the Government of President Delvalle. In February of 1988 he denounced Noriega's ousting of Delvalle and led a coalition of forces in the United States in a fight to overthrow the dictatorial regime of Noriega. He continued to be recognized by the United States as the legitimate Ambassador of Panama and served until August 1989 upon termination of President Delvalle's constitutional mandate. In the ensuing months, Ambassador Sosa continued to be involved in the struggle against the dictatorship, a chapter that culminated in the ousting of Noriega by U.S. military forces in December 1989. An account of this historic period has been documented in a book written by Ambassador Sosa entitled In Defiance. Ambassador Sosa has been in the private sector since 1963, having worked for Colgate Palmolive Company at the beginning of his career as an international marketing executive, and from 1969 to 1988 as Chairman of the Board of his own business and marketing consulting company specializing in market research, political polling, social forecasting, and media. From 1970-72 he was General Manager of Panama's Philip Morris licensee. Between 1985 and 1988 he served as Chairman of the Board of Air Panama, the national airline, and between 1987 and 1989 as ex-officio Member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Commission. He has written numerous articles, appeared in television shows and given speeches in several prestigious universities and business groups. He recently co-authored the chronicle “Twenty five years of Trade Promotion between Panama and the United States”. He is President of the U.S.- Panama Business Council USA. A graduate in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma, Ambassador Sosa is married to Margaret de Sosa. The Sosas have fraternal twins, and reside in Houston, Texas.