WADA Appoints Head of Latin American Office

August 29, 2005

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Diego Torres Villegas as Director of WADA’s Latin America Regional Office.

Mr. Torres joins WADA after serving a number of years with the Colombian Institute of Sports (Coldeportes) as manager of its International Affairs office. Mr. Torres is fluent in several languages including Spanish and English. He will be responsible for WADA’s Latin American office, to be located in Montevideo, Uruguay. For more information, go to www.wada-ama.org.

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