 In October 1987 he and his delegation met in Moscow with Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, and in January 1988 he was among members of a group that met with the President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan, as well as with other Latin American leaders.In the years before his sudden death, he also traveled extensively throughout the American Continent and Europe in his capacity as General Secretary for CIOSL/ORIT and as a lecturer presenting a variety of topics concerning the relationship of European countries with developing countries.He published numerous articles and booklets on labor unions - the working arena challenges, (including women and children's rights) and social justice in newspapers and magazines in Panama as well as internationally.