In 1983 he was awarded a Citation of Merit by the Senate of Puerto Rico and in 2022 appointed as a United Nations Ambassador for Peace.
[2] He competed internationally in the decathlon for the Puerto Rico Track and Field Team and won a gold medal at various levels including the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games[3] In addition Bochette competed internationally at the pro-am level in Modern Pentathlon.
World Olympians Association He founded the Puerto Rico national federations for Badminton, Canoe and Kayak, and Modern Pentathlon.
[4] Bochette also serves on the UIPM Pierre De Coubertin Committee for the promotion of Olympism and its core values.
Bochette is best known for his drawings and paintings but also works in sculpture, stained glass, film, dance, poetry, and literature.
He was responsible for designing branding logos at the University of Florida and served as the inaugural Director of the Olympic Sports Museum in Puerto Rico.
Bochette was presented a distinguished service award for culture in the Czech Republic (2023) and inducted in the Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs Hall of Fame (2024).
Bochette has worked on camera broadcast with major networks including Telemundo as well as appearing on CBS, NBC, and CNN.
Bochette has served as an appointed and an elected official in government with distinction as Councilman and Mayor Pro-Tem for the City of Fort Myers, Florida.