[1] She earned a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, as an Edward S. Mason Fellow, in 1990.
[1] Confesor was the first Filipino and Asian woman to serve as Chairperson of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Governing Body from 1994 to 1995.
[1] In late 2001, she served as vice-chairperson of the ILO Assessment Team sent to Myanmar in relation to the country’s violations of the Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour.
[1] She served as presidential adviser on Human Resource Development and International Labor Affairs to former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos, with the personal rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
[1] She was consultant for labor and employment to the newly formed Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao and on the rehabilitation program for the once war-ravaged areas.