Ricardo+Martinelli

Born: March 11, 1952 (age 61)

Political Party: Democratic Change Spouse(s): Marta Linares (m. 1978) Religion: Roman Catholicism In Power: 2009 - present

Martinelli was educated primarily in the United States; he attended [|Staunton]  Military Academy in [|Virginia]  and the [|University of Arkansas] , where he earned a degree in business in 1973. He went on to study finance at the Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE Business School) in San José, Costa Rica. Martinelli later owned Super 99, Panama’s largest chain of supermarkets, which he joined in 1981 following a stint at Citibank.

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**Panama President Ricardo Martinelli spoke at Cornell on April 11, 2013 as the keynote address of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) 2013 Spring Colloquium Series.**

 * [|http://www.cornell.edu/video/panama-president-ricardo-martinelli-at-cornell]

President Obama and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli