ing ▁professor ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University , ▁Bay lor ▁University , ▁Tr inity ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Santa ▁Clara . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Bar ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Bar ▁of ▁Texas . ▁He ▁has ▁served , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁serve , ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁or ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁various ▁corpor ate , ▁professional ▁and ▁educational ▁institutions , ▁including ▁the ▁US ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁American ▁Amb ass adors , ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Diplom atic ▁Studies ▁and ▁Training , ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁His pan ic ▁C au cus ▁Institute , ▁The ▁American ▁University , ▁Pan ▁American ▁University ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁International ▁Business ▁of ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University , ▁and ▁the ▁Development ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁Health ▁Science ▁Center . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Washington ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Riv lin ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Prior ities ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁Qu in cent enn ial ▁J ub ile e ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Awards ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁many ▁board ▁affili ations , ▁Amb assador ▁Val de z ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁public ▁service ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁decor ated ▁by ▁King ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁I ▁of ▁Spain ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Isabel la ▁the ▁Catholic . ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁the ▁Dist