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\nEs verdad que nadie es indispensable y que, generalmente, los grandes logros son fruto del trabajo de un equipo. Sin embargo, tambi\u00e9n es efectivo que sin liderazgo ning\u00fan gran proyecto concluir\u00eda en forma exitosa.<\/p>\n
Eso es lo que se viene a la mente cuando pensamos en Osvaldo Rosales y su extraordinaria labor, a la cabeza de la Direcci\u00f3n General de Relaciones Econ\u00f3micas Internacionales (DIRECON). Durante los a\u00f1os que trabaj\u00f3 en esa instituci\u00f3n, fuimos testigos no s\u00f3lo de su preparaci\u00f3n, profesionalismo y gran capacidad de trabajo, sino tambi\u00e9n, de su habilidad para conducir equipos. <\/p>\n
Damos fe de su inter\u00e9s en escuchar las opiniones discrepantes, los diversos puntos de vista de diferentes grupos de inter\u00e9s, y de su respeto por tales posiciones, como tambi\u00e9n, de su habilidad para encontrar f\u00f3rmulas que satisfagan, en lo posible, esos intereses divergentes. Ese fue, sin duda, el primer paso clave: establecer una posici\u00f3n nacional que representara los intereses de Chile, en la mejor forma posible, para luego salir, con la ventaja de tener el respaldo total en el pa\u00eds, para negociar con otras naciones los tratados de libre comercio, que est\u00e1n brindando tantos beneficios a Chile. <\/p>\n
Y no es solo Chile el que tiene motivos para agradecer a Osvaldo Rosales, ya que sus logros tambi\u00e9n han beneficiado a muchos otros pa\u00edses. Chile es respetado internacionalmente y es percibido como un ejemplo a seguir. Y uno de los pilares de ese \u00e9xito es, precisamente, su pol\u00edtica de apertura al comercio internacional. <\/p>\n
Osvaldo Rosales, quien fue llamado para ejecutar esa pol\u00edtica, merece el reconocimiento y la gratitud de todos. Se le encomend\u00f3 una tarea que no era f\u00e1cil, y es por eso que \u00e9l debe estar sumamente satisfecho del gran legado que nos deja. Osvaldo debi\u00f3 enfrentar enormes desaf\u00edos, de los que sali\u00f3 airoso. <\/p>\n
Las negociaciones de Chile con Estados Unidos fueron algunos de esos desaf\u00edos. La diferencia de tama\u00f1o entre ambos pa\u00edses -lo que significaba que se reunieran, en torno a una misma mesa, representantes de la econom\u00eda m\u00e1s grande del mundo con representantes de una naci\u00f3n much\u00edsimo m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a- suger\u00eda que las conversaciones ser\u00edan como un encuentro entre David y Goliat. Y, en gran medida, as\u00ed fue. No obstante, el David chileno no se inhibi\u00f3 frente al Goliat estadounidense y gan\u00f3 muchos puntos de negociaci\u00f3n, que en un principio parec\u00edan fuera de su alcance.<\/p>\n
Esta es s\u00f3lo una de las razones por las que el equipo negociador chileno ha sido aclamado como uno de los mejores del mundo. Para conducirlo, como lo hizo Osvaldo Rosales, se necesitaban no s\u00f3lo las habilidades profesionales y personales que le permitieron sacar provecho de los esfuerzos de sus subordinados, sino tambi\u00e9n, la capacidad de buscar puntos de consenso que convencieran e inspiraran a todos quienes finalmente firmar\u00edan los tratados.<\/p>\n
Amcham agradece, sinceramente, el papel que desempe\u00f1\u00f3 Osvaldo Rosales en las conversaciones de Chile con Estados Unidos. Siempre tuvo el tiempo y la deferencia para escuchar nuestros puntos de vista y estamos muy orgullosos de haber podido colaborar y trabajar juntos en una iniciativa que, sin duda, representa un punto crucial en la relaciones entre los dos pa\u00edses. Osvaldo es un amigo a quien extra\u00f1aremos, pero estamos seguros que nuestras relaciones de cooperaci\u00f3n con DIRECON continuar\u00e1n bajo el mando de su nuevo director.<\/p>\n
Osvaldo Rosales es un gran negociador y ha brindado un gran servicio no s\u00f3lo para Chile, sino tambi\u00e9n para toda la comunidad internacional. Esperamos que contin\u00fae haciendo su contribuci\u00f3n, extraordinariamente importante, a la causa del libre comercio, desde su nuevo cargo en la Comisi\u00f3n Econ\u00f3mica de las Naciones Unidas para Am\u00e9rica Latina y El Caribe, donde le deseamos un gran \u00e9xito.
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\nIt is, of course, true that no one is indispensable and that great achievements are usually the product of teamwork. But it is also true that, without leadership, no great project would be completed with total success. <\/p>\n
That is what comes to mind when we think of Osvaldo Rosales and his extraordinary work at the head of the Foreign Ministry\u2019s Directorate for International Economic Relations (DIRECON). During his years there, we were witness not only to his preparation, professionalism and enormous personal capacity for work, but also to his capacity for teamwork. <\/p>\n
We can testify to his interest in listening to differing opinions, to the conflicting points of view of different interest groups, and to his respect for these views, and his skill in finding formulas to satisfy – as far as possible – these divergent interests. That was, without doubt, the first key step – to establish a national position that would best represent Chile\u2019s interests and then to go out, with the advantage of full backing at home, to negotiate with other countries the free trade agreements that are delivering so many benefits to Chile. <\/p>\n
And it is not only Chile that has reason to be grateful to Osvaldo Rosales; what he achieved also benefits many other countries. Chile is not only internationally respected; it is also widely perceived as an example to follow. And one of the pillars of that success is precisely its policy of openness to international trade. <\/p>\n
Osvaldo Rosales, who was called on to implement this policy, deserves the recognition and gratitude of us all. His task was not easy and, for that reason, he should feel very satisfied with the great legacy that he leaves us. He faced enormous challenges, and rose to them. <\/p>\n
Chile\u2019s negotiations with the United States were one of those challenges. The difference in size between the two negotiating partners – which meant that representatives of the world\u2019s largest economy and those of a much smaller country met around the same table – suggested that the talks would be like the encounter between David and Goliath. And that was, to a large extent, the case. But Chile\u2019s David was not inhibited by its negotiating Goliath, and it won many negotiating points that had seemed beyond its reach. <\/p>\n
This is just one reason why Chile\u2019s negotiating team has been hailed as among the best in the world. To lead it, as Osvaldo Rosales did, not only required the professional and personal skills to harness the efforts of his subordinates, but also the ability to seek points of consensus that convinced and inspired all those who would finally sign the resulting agreements.<\/p>\n
In AmCham, we are deeply appreciative of the role that Osvaldo Rosales played in Chile\u2019s talks with the United States. He always had the time and deference to listen to our points of view and we are very proud to have been able to collaborate and work together on an initiative that, without doubt, represents a turning point in relations between our two countries. He is a friend whom we will miss, but we are sure that our relationship of cooperation with DIRECON will continue under its new leadership. <\/p>\n
Osvaldo Rosales is a great negotiator who has done a great service not only to Chile, but also to the international community. We hope that he will continue to make his extraordinarily important contribution to the cause of free trade from his new post at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, where we wish him every success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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