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Name
Irving Vidal
Title
Senior Border Management Advisor, DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Bio
Irving is a licensed attorney in Mexican law, specialized in North American Law, Public International Law, International Criminal Law, and National Security. In addition, Irving has extensive experience in international negotiations and began his training in the Program on Negotiations at Harvard Law School, and subsequently at other highly respected academic institutions. Irving holds an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in International Legal Studies at American University Washington College of Law. Currently, he is a Doctoral Candidate of Juridical Science (SJD) with a concentration in International Law of Armed Conflict and National Security Law, also at American University.
Irving has 15 years of experience in international affairs. He previously served as the Director General of INTERPOL Mexico, the youngest individual to have ever served in this post. For the past three years, he served as the International Legal Expert and Judicial Cooperation Expert for the United Nations Organization on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Central and West Africa (22 countries). Currently he serves as Senior Border Management Adviser for DCAF- Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance office in Banjul, The Gambia
Irving has received numerous professional recognitions and distinctions by US federal and state law enforcement agencies. As a Legal Attaché in El Paso, Texas, he oversaw the processing of international extraditions, coordination of bilateral programs at the border for the prosecution of criminals, requests for mutual legal assistance, and counterterrorism efforts. As the Head of Protection and Legal Affairs (advocate) for the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia, Irving was responsible for immigration and criminal matters and advocated for Mexican national defendants in death penalty cases in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Irving has 15 years of experience in international affairs. He previously served as the Director General of INTERPOL Mexico, the youngest individual to have ever served in this post. For the past three years, he served as the International Legal Expert and Judicial Cooperation Expert for the United Nations Organization on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Central and West Africa (22 countries). Currently he serves as Senior Border Management Adviser for DCAF- Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance office in Banjul, The Gambia
Irving has received numerous professional recognitions and distinctions by US federal and state law enforcement agencies. As a Legal Attaché in El Paso, Texas, he oversaw the processing of international extraditions, coordination of bilateral programs at the border for the prosecution of criminals, requests for mutual legal assistance, and counterterrorism efforts. As the Head of Protection and Legal Affairs (advocate) for the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia, Irving was responsible for immigration and criminal matters and advocated for Mexican national defendants in death penalty cases in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.
