Former President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis and his wife, Mercedes Peñas will be relocating to Florida in August 2018.

Solis will be taking on a position as a professor at the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) of the Florida International University (FIU). Peñas will be working as an investigator in the area of territorial development and prevention of risk at local level. The information was shared by the former First Lady on her Facebook account.

“The move is a kind of homecoming for Solís, who served as a researcher with LACC from 2004 to 2008 and also worked with FIU’s Center for the Administration of Justice. LACC and the Center for the Administration of Justice are both part of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, which just received a top ten ranking in U.S. News and World Report for its program in international and global policy“, announced FIU News (news.fiu.edu)

“Through his commitment to a life of public service and dedication to building greater knowledge and understanding across borders, President Solís has not only improved the lives of his countrymen but he has built a positive legacy that will touch generations to come,’’ said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg. “We could not be more pleased to have such a distinguished diplomat, scholar and statesman return to FIU.”

Solis and Peñas will start on their new jobs in September for a period of one year.