ARGENTINA
(Republica Argentina)
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Adalberto
Rodríguez Giavarini -
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Born : in 1944 in
San Martín, Buenos Aires Province
Education/Profession
: Received his Degree in Economics from the
University of Buenos Aires in 1971. Has been
Professor of Macroeconomics at the Universidad de
Buenos Aires, Coordinator of Graduate Studies in
Economics at the Universidad del Salvador, and also
taught at the Universidad de Belgrano. Until 1995
he presided Rodríguez Giavarini y Asociados,
specialized in macroeconomic analysis, and in
domestic and foreign direct investment.
Political career :
1971-1974 : Chief Economist of the National
Atomic Energy Commission. 1975-1982 : Control and
Oversight Manager, Auditing Office of State Owned
Corporations, Federal Government. 1983-1984 :
Under-Secretary for Budgetary Affairs, Ministry of
Economy. 1984-1985 : Under-Secretary for Defense
Procurement, Ministry of Defense. 1986-1989 :
Secretary of Planning, Ministry of Defense.
1995-1996 : Representative, elected member of the
Federal Congress. 1996-1998 : Secretary of the
Treasury, Government of the City of Buenos Aires.
1998-1999 : Representative of the Government of the
City of Buenos Aires to the International Financial
Organizations.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1999)
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International organization
participation : AfDB,
Australia Group, BCIE, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G- 6, G-11, G-15,
G-19, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA,
Mercosur, MINURSO, MIPONUH, MTCR, NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW,
PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM,
UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMOP, UNPREDEP, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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BOLIVIA
(Republica de Bolivia)
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Gustavo Fernández
Saavedra - Minister of Foreign
Affairs
Born : in the
Bolivian department of Cochabamba, in 1938
Political career :
He started his diplomátic career in
1968 as an assistant to the Secretary of
Integration of René Barrientos'
government.Following this position, he took part in
the creation of the Grupo Andino. In 1979, he was
appointed minister of Integratión of the
incumbent government of general David Padilla, then
chancellor to the new President Walter Guevara.
Chancellor to President Hernán Siles Suazo,
in 1982, and then minister to the Presidency of the
Mandatory Víctor Paz Zamora (MIR), between
1989 and 1993. Minister of Foreign Affairs 1979,
1984 - 1985, and since 2001.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since Augus 7, 2001
- 3rd time)
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International organization
participation : CAN, ECLAC,
FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW,
PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO,WToO, WTrO
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BRAZIL
(Republica Federativa do Brasil)
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Celso Lafer -
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Born : Sao Paulo,
1941
Education/Profession :
Is a tenured professor in the Philosophy and
General Theory Department of Sao Paulo University's
Law School, where he studied (1960-64) and has
taught since 1971. He got his Ph.D. in Political
Science at Cornell University, USA in 1970 and his
post doctoral degree in International Public Law at
Sao Paulo University's Law School in 1977. In 1988
he obtained his title in Philosophy of Law. He was
Head of the Philosophy and General Theory
Department of Sao Paulo University (1992-95).
Political career :
He was Foreign Minister in 1992 and, in this
capacity, an ex officio member of the UN Conference
on Environment and Development held in Rio de
Janeiro in June 1992. In 1999, he was Minister of
State for Development. From 1995 till 1998, he was
Ambassador, Chief of Brazil's Permanent Missions to
the United Nations and to the World Trade
Organization in Geneva.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 January,
2001 - 2nd time)
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International organization
participation : AfDB, BIS,
CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM
(observer), ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MONUA, MTCR, NAM
(observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UN Security
Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMOP,
UNPREDEP, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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CHILE
(Republica de Chile)
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Soledad Alvear
Valenzuela - Minister of
Foreign Affairs
Born : on 17
September 1950}
Education/Profession :
Studied Law in "la Universidad de Santiago
de Chile" , starting in 1972. Graduation : Lawyer /
and MA in Science about Development from ILADES
(Instituto Latinoamericano y Estudios Sociales),
diploma officially recognized by the Catholic
University of Louvain (Belgium).She served as a
Consultant to the FAO, a member of the Directory
Congress of the Interamrican Comission for Women
(CIM) of the OEA and as a professor in Civil Law in
various universities.
Political career :
She was ministrer of Justice under President
Eduardo Frei Ruiz Tagle's government (1994 &endash;
1999)and Minister responsible for the National
Service for Women under the rule of Patricio Aylwin
Azócar (1991 &endash; 1994). She is
currently a member of the Directory Board of the
Center of Justice of Américas, elected by
the permanent Council of the OEA, and Advisor to
Alberto Hurtado University .
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 11 March
2000)
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International organization
participation : APEC, CCC,
ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur
(associate), NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO,UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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COLOMBIA
(Republica de Colombia)
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Guillermo
Fernández de Soto - Minister
of Foreign Affairs
Born : in the city
of Bogotá in 1953
Education/Profession :
Lawyer and economist from the University
Javeriana
Political career :
He was president of the Bogotá
Chamber of Commerce from 1993 to 1998 and president
of the Ibero-American Association of Chambers of
Commerce from 1996 to 1998. In 1988, headed a
United Nations technical mission that drafted a
special economic cooperation plan for Central
America. From 1985 to 1988 he served as deputy
minister of foreign affairs. Was appointed minister
of foreign affairs of Colombia in 1998.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1998)
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International organization
participation : BCIE, CAN,
Caricom (observer), CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G- 3, G-11, G-24,
G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM,
OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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ECUADOR
(Republica del Ecuador)
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Heinz Moeller
Freile - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Born : November 18,
1937, Guayaquil
Education/Profession :
Instituto Particular "Abdón
Calderón". Colegio 'Cristóbal
Colón". Bacalaureate of Modern Humanities-
Promotión 1956. Faculty of Jurisprudence
from the University of Guayaquil, where he received
a Ph.D on October 5,1962, and was a creditor to the
"Contenta"award. Languages : Spanish, English,
German. A teacher at the Colegio Nacional de
Señoritas "Guayaquil" , teaching
Cívics and the History of Philosophy,
between 1957 and 1961. Tenured professor at the Law
Faculty of the Catholic University in Santiago de
Guayaquil ,teaching the Historiy of Law, Commercial
Law and Societies Regulations, since 1963, for 10
years.
Political career :
Regional Inspector of Educatión 1958
-1959. Under-secretary of State for Public Works
1962- 1963. Under-secretary to the Government 1966
1967. MP for del Guayas Province 1968 -1970. Member
of the House of Representatives for Guayas
1979-1984. On January 28, 1988 he took office as a
Minister of the Government and the Police. On May
17,1992, he was elected as a National MP on a
Social Christian Party's ticket.Reelected in 1996
and 1998. He was elected to chair the National
Congress on August 10, 1994, a position assumed
until August 9, 1995. Reelected again on February
18 , 1997.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2000)
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International organization
participation : CAN, ECLAC,
FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL,
OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO,WMO, WToO, WTrO
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GUYANA
(Co-operative Republica of Guyana)
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Samuel Rudolf Insanally
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
Born : on 23 June
1936 in Georgetown, Guyana
Education/Profession :
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
modern languages from the College of the Went
Indies - London University, and undertook
post-graduate work in modern languages and
international relations at the University of Paris,
France and the University of Brussels, Belgium.
Teaching positions in modern languages from 1959 to
1966 at Kingston and Jamaica Colleges, Jamaica;
Queen's College, Guyana; and at the University of
Guyana.
Political career :
Permanent Representative of Guyana to the
European Economic Community from 1970 to 1981 and,
concurrently, Ambassador to Belgium and, on a
non-resident basis, to Sweden, Norway and Austria.
From 1972 to 1978, served as Ambassador to
Venezuela with concurrent accreditation to Peru and
Ecuador. From 1982 to 1986, Mr. Insanally was head
of the Political Division in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Guyana.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since April 21,
2001)
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International organization
participation : ACP, C,
Caricom, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat
(nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU,
LAES, NAM, OAS, OIC (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU,WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
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PARAGUAY
(Republica del Paraguay)
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José Antonio Moreno
Ruffinelli - Minister of Foreign
Affairs
Born : in
Asunción on March 10,1939
Education/Profession :
He attended the Law Faculty from the
National University in Assuncion in 1962. He has
served as a lawyer for almost 40 years, specialized
in judicial and trade issues, both nationally and
internationally.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since March 14,
2001)
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International organization
participation : CCC, ECLAC,
FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, OAS, OPANAL,
OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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PERU
(Republica del Peru)
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Diego
García Sayán
Larrabure
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
Born :
Education/Profession :
1969 Pontificia
Universidad Católica of Perú, Lima -
B.A. 1970 University of Texas, Austin - Study in
Political Science. 1975 Pontificia Universidad
Católica of Perú, Lima - Lawyer.
1982-1992 Executive Manager of the Andine
Comissión of Jurists. 1985-1986 A Member of
the Directory Board of the Lawyers' Bar in
Lima
Political career :
Nov. 2000/Jul. 2001
Minister of Justice. May.-Jul. 2000 Member of the
Congress of the Repúblic
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 28 July
2001)
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International organization
participation : APEC, CAN,
CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW,
PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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SURINAME
(Republiek Suriname)
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Marie Levens -
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Born :
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2000)
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International organization
participation : ACP,
Caricom, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM,
IFAD, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user),
Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS,
OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
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URUGUAY
(Republica Oriental del Uruguay)
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Didier Opertti
Badan - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Born : in 1937 in
Uruguay
Education/Profession :
Graduated from the College of Law and Social
Sciences of the University of Uruguay in 1960. He
holds a doctorate in law and social sciences.
Alawyer by profession with a specialization in
international private law. His teaching career in
international private law began in 1961. He was
named Assistant Professor in 1971 and Interim
Professor in 1974 at the University of Uruguay.
From 1975 to 1982 and again in 1991, he taught
International Private Law at the Inter-American
Juridical Committee of the OAS in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. In 1983 he taught International Private Law
at the International Law Academy of the Hague,
Netherlands. In 1986, he was appointed Professor of
International Private Law at the College of Law and
Social Sciences, and of the bachelor's degree
programme in International Relations, both at the
University of Uruguay.
Political career :
Uruguay's Minister of the Interior, from
1995 to 1998. Foreign Minister of Uruguay from 1998
to 1999. Confirmed in the position by President Dr.
Jorge Batlle over the període 2000-05.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1998)
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International organization
participation : CCC, ECLAC,
FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC,
IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MINURSO, MONUA, NAM
(observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO,UNIKOM, UNMOGIP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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VENEZUELA
(Republica de Venezuela)
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Luis Alfonso
Dávila - Minister of
Foreign Affairs
Born :
Mérida, Estado Mérida, el 06 de
diciembre de 1943
Education/Profession :
Realiza sus estudios de primaria y
secundaria en el Colegio San José de la
mencionada ciudad. Egresa de la Academia Militar de
Venezuela el 01 de enero de 1967 con el grado de
Sub-Teniente. Más tarde realiza los cursos
Básico, Medio y Avanzado correspondientes a
la Armada de Caballería y Blindados.
Posteriormente aprueba el Curso de Comando y Estado
Mayor en la Escuela Superior de Guerra en
París, Francia, donde también se
diploma en Planificación y Estrategia.Como
profesional militar ocupa todos los
cargos.
Political career :
El pasado 03 de febrero de 2000, fue
designado por el Presidente de la República
como Ministro del Interior y Justicia, cargo que
ocupó hasta febrero de 2001, cuando fue
nombrado Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores.
(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 04 February
2001)
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International organization
participation : CAN,
Caricom (observer), CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G- 3, G-11, G-15,
G-19, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol,
IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, MINURSO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL,
OPCW, OPEC, PCA, RG, UN,UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNIKOM, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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