Mario Vázquez Raña is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 businessman and sports administrator, who has served on both national and Olympic committees. As of 2009, he is a member of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 (IOC) and President of the both the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

On 5 April 2008, Vázquez Raña received international press attention for his statement that the situation in Tibet

Tibet

Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...

 "is a Chinese problem" that is "not an issue for the Olympic Games."

Career

• President of the Board of Directors of the Hermanos Vázquez Company (1960-1980);
• President and Director General of the Organización Editorial Mexicana
  Organizacion Editorial Mexicana
  Organizacion Editorial Mexicana, also known as OEM, is the largest Mexican print media company and the largest newspaper company in Latin America. The company owns a large newswire service, it includes 70 Mexican daily newspapers, 24 radio stations, 1 tv channel and 44 websites.Organización...
  
   (1975-) the largest newspaper company in Latin America, "Cartones Ponderosa" (2001-) and
• owned United Press International
  United Press International
  United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
  
   (1985-1988)

Sports

Participation in shooting competitions at national and international level in 1960.
grupo star (2010)

Sports Administration

• President of the Mexican Shooting Federation (1969-1974);
• President of the American Shooting Confederation (1973-1979);
• Vice-President of the Mexican Sports Confederation (1973-1976);
• member of the Mexican Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Mexicano) (1972- ) then
  • President (1974-2001);
• President of the PanAmerican Games Organization Committee (1975);
• President, Pan American Sports Organization (1975- );
• President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) (1979- )

Positions with the IOC

• Member of the Executive Board as representative of NOCs (2000-);
• Vice-Chairman of the Olympic Solidarity Commission (1979-1996),
  • Deputy Chairman (1997-2001) then
  • Chairman (2002-);
• member of the following Commissions:
  • Olympic Movement (1990-1999),
  • Preparation of the XII Olympic Congress (1990-1994),
  • Apartheid and Olympism (1990-1992),
  • "IOC 2000" (Executive Committee, 1999),
  • Marketing (2000),
  • IOC 2000 Reform Follow-up (2002).

Awards

In 1986 Vázquez received the Eagle Award from the United States Sports Academy

United States Sports Academy

The United States Sports Academy is an accredited, sport-specific institution located in Daphne, Alabama. It offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs as well as certificate programs. Founded in 1972, the Academy has provided its sports programs to more than 60 countries around the...

. The Eagle Award is the Academy's highest international honor and was awarded to Vázquez for his significant contributions in promoting international harmony, peace, and goodwill through the effective use of sport.

Additional references

1. IOC bio