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German Chica is a Senior Consultant , based in Washington DC, which provides customers in De Vengoechea & Associates political experience as a consultant and as an official in important positions both at national government, regional and partisan in Colombia.

Coordinate relations between the National Government and the 32 Departments of Colombia, deepening decentralization and regional autonomy , as the basis for regional and national development. Also, as Executive Secretary of the OLAGI (Latin American Organization of Intermediate Governments) advance the international agenda with Governors of the United States, China, Mexico, Ecuador and members of the ORU-FOGAR bringing together the intermediate governments of America, Europe and Africa mainly. Directing the frontal combat against the illicit trade in liquor and cigarettes , and against tax evasion (games of "chance"), which is one of the main sources of income at the departmental level.

Directing relations of the Presidency of the Republic with the ruling coalition -Coalition of National Unity- comprising the U Party , the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party and Radical Change, ensuring proper functioning of the coalition in government and advancing the legislative agenda.

Political Consultant, acting as National Political Director for Legislative Elections 2010 (responsible for the overall Campaign Strategy) and Presidential Election the same year (in charge of the Central Political Committee of the Presidential Campaign).

Founder of "Political Bureau", a company dedicated to political consulting, government communications and public affairs in Latin America. Its portfolio of clients includes major political parties, numerous candidates for regional and national offices, governments in functions and "multilatinas", companies with action area in Colombia, Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, Venezuela and the United States. His areas of work are: political research, strategy and campaigning, government marketing, decentralization policies and regional development and management of corporate public affairs.

Responsible for the design of regional development policy, coordinating public and private efforts to promote local economic growth, increased regional competitiveness and growth of private investment in the territory.

Responsible for managing departmental finances, to optimize revenue, rationalize spending, manage public debt and maximize public social investment Frontally combat bootlegging and evasion of income from games of "chance", two of the most important income of Risaralda department. The management at the head of the Secretary of the Treasury allowed Risaralda locate in first place in the National Fiscal Ranking for 2005 .

Responsible for the implementation of National Political Reform that established the single candidates for mayors and governors and the single lists for the councils and departmental assemblies in every party. He directed the selection of candidates for mayors and councils in more than 1,000 municipalities and the selection of single candidates through multiple mechanisms for Governors and Assembly in more than 30 departments of Colombia. As Secretary General was responsible for administrative and financial management of more than 1,000 campaigns in 2004 to the National Electoral Council. The Liberal Party was consolidated in 2004 as the first regional political force in the country.

Adviser to the Minister for legislative affairs and information and liaison work with party caucuses in Congress acting to promote good governance and the adoption of important economic reforms that allowed successfully face the international economic crisis.

Identification of regional leaders and integration of youth leaders for the establishment of regional support teams to the activities of the "Buen Gobierno Foundation", a non-profit , non partisan, created in 1994, dedicated to making more effective the Government and make better the governance of the country.