| Title | Mr. |
| Nationality | Chile |
| Committee | Committee against Torture |
| Date First Elected | 01/01/2004 |
| Date Term Expires | 12/31/2011 |
| Position on Committee | Chairperson |
| Professional Background | July 1995-present: Dean, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., U.S.A
Elected August 2002: Executive Board Member, Inter-American Institute on Human Rights. June 1993-2001: Member, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States; Delegate; Legal Advisor; Mission participant (1990-present); Council member (1989-present); General Rapporteur (1993-1995);
Rapporteur, UNDP - First Conference on Consumer Protection for Latin AMerica and the Caribbean held in Uruguay (1987)
Board member, International Human Rights Law Group (1985-1993)
Consultant: The World Bank; ILANUD; The Federation of International Civil Servants Association; The United Nations Division of Narcotic Drugs. |
| Educational Background | University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Doctor of the Science of Law, August, 1980.
University of Chile, Law School, Santiago, Chile: Licenciado en Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales, March 1971, Summa cum laude. |
| Current occupation | Dean, American University, Washington College of Law |
| Language | Spanish (Espaņol), English |
| Working Language | English, Spanish |
 | A list of publications by Mr. Grossman is available for consultation in the office of the Secretariat (C. Rueda, PW 1-021 |