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British ambassador hails bicentennial with Argentina in farewell bow

28-06-2025 09:51 Ambassador Kirsty Hayes looks to the past, present and future in her last event as London’s envoy in Buenos Aires, delivering a farewell speech that recognises 200 years of bilateral relations between UK and Argentina.

by James Grainger

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Oxenford takes up post as Argentina’s ambassador to United States

18-06-2025 14:24 Tech businessman presents credentials to US President Donald Trump; Foreign Ministry reshuffle continues with appointment of key economic envoy.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

GUEST COLUMN

Malaysia’s capital control (cepo) success – a journey beginning in Buenos Aires

19-04-2025 06:03 Malaysia’s success highlights the importance of policy credibility, clarity of purpose and exit strategy in the use of capital controls.

Interview

Brazilian ambassador: Lula-Milei differences have 'minimal effect on bilateral relations’

05-04-2025 06:34 Brazil’s Ambassador to Argentina on managing bilateral relations, despite the enmity between Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Julio Bitelli on Jair Bolsonaro’s trial, the Malvinas issue, the flirtation between Argentina and the United States, the trade imbalance and the importance of Vaca Muerta.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

INTERVIEW / IRISH AMBASSADOR

Irish eyes are on the future, says Dublin’s man in Buenos Aires

15-03-2025 07:16 Ireland’s Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, Gerard McCoy, marks St. Patrick’s Day with a review of diplomatic relations, Argentina’s Irish community and bilateral trade.

by Michael Soltys

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei appoints Argentina’s ambassador to US via decree

26-02-2025 12:31 President Javier Milei confirms Alejandro Oxenford as Argentina’s new ambassador to the United States by decree; Nomination was announced last December, but Senate has not dealt with paperwork, which arrived only a fortnight ago.

DIPLOMACY

Trump names Peter Lamelas as next US ambassador to Argentina

13-12-2024 14:13 Cuba-born doctor and Republican donor, who recently met President Javier Milei at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, says appointment is “incredible honour.”

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei names Alejandro Oxenford as Argentina's new US ambassador

12-11-2024 11:06 Tech entrepreneur 'Alec' Oxenford will represent Argentina in Washington; New ambassador to the United States, a keen art collector and co-founder of two unicorn start-ups, will play crucial role in relationship with incoming Trump administration.

POLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Wanted: Republican-friendly name for post in Washington

07-11-2024 14:11 Reacting to Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s US election, President Javier Milei’s government is on the search for Gerardo Werthein's successor as ambassador to the United States. Top of the wishlist? An individual with good ties to the Republican party.

POLITICS

New Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein takes office, orders staff changes

04-11-2024 22:12 Gerardo Werthein, Argentina’s former ambassador to the United States, is sworn-in as nation’s top diplomat; New foreign minister replaces Diana Mondino, who was ousted last week.

PROFILE: Gerardo Werthein

Werthein faces Olympian challenge grading foreign service

31-10-2024 15:13 Argentina's ambassador to the United States moves to the Palacio San Martín after President Milei ousts Diana Mondino.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei to 'audit' Argentina's Foreign Ministry after Cuba embargo vote

31-10-2024 14:12 Day after sacking of Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni says "President Milei's position is clear" and that all staff unhappy with Argentina's new direction are free to "withdraw from the government."

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Spain names new ambassador to Argentina, five months on from Sánchez-Milei spat

29-10-2024 09:24 Spanish government appoints new ambassador to Argentina, five months on from a diplomatic crisis sparked by a war of words between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and President Javier Milei.

ENVIRONMENT

Soda Stereo rocker Charly Alberti named UN environment ambassador

24-09-2024 14:46 Musician Charly Alberti, drummer with the legendary Argentine band, signs up as regional ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Lula calls Brazil’s ambassador in Argentina home for ‘review’ of bilateral ties

16-07-2024 10:24 Brazil's government stresses that its envoy in Buenos Aires has not been "recalled" but instead called to Brasília for consultation obver how to improve the relationship with Argentina's President Javier Milei.

COMMUNITY & DIPLOMACY

US Embassy marks Independence Day with Palacio Bosch party

06-07-2024 05:23 US Ambassador Marc Stanley pays tributes to Argentine politicians from previous and current governments as he welcomes more than 1,000 guests to the Palacio Bosch for annual Independence Day knees-up.

by James Grainger

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Bolivia recalls ambassador to Argentina after Milei denies failed coup

01-07-2024 15:54 Bolivia recalls ambassador to neighbouring Argentina and summons Buenos Aires' man in La Paz after President Milei issues controversial statement on alleged coup d'état.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina reverses Bolivia stance, saying coup attempt was faked

01-07-2024 15:25 Argentina becomes first neighbouring nation to join calls from Bolivia’s opposition — including by former President Evo Morales — in denouncing the dramatic military uprising as staged.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

EU-Mercosur deal is ‘win-win,’ says Poland’s ambassador to Argentina

03-05-2024 08:17 Aleksandra Piątkowska, Warsaw’s envoy in Buenos Aires, discusses the stalled free-trade deal between the Mercosur and European Union, bilateral relations with Argentina and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

by Julia Oleszynska

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Colombia recalls ambassador in Buenos Aires amid Milei-Petro row

27-01-2024 09:34 Bogotá recalls its ambassador to Argentina after President Javier Milei brands his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro a "murderous communist" in an interview.

POLITICS

From ‘spiritual guide’ to ambassador: Axel Wahnish, Milei's rabbi

19-12-2023 14:09 Argentina’s new president set to name Axel Wahnish as his ambassador to Israel; After meeting in 2021, the two have become increasingly close and the rabbi’s move to the Middle East creates concern in Javier Milei’ s inner circle.

by Juan Luis González

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei to appoint Gerardo Werthein as his ambassador in Washington

30-11-2023 17:55 Gerardo Werthein likely to take on key role for Milei government; Businessman set to be appointed as new president’s envoy to United States, tasked with forging stronger ties with Joe Biden administration.

POLITICS

Milei wants to appoint Macri as Argentina’s overseas ambassador

19-08-2023 17:08 Relations between libertarian outsider and former president grow closer; Milei says he would consider appointing Macri as “plenipotentiary ambassador” if he wins October election.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Sabino Vaca Narvaja: ‘We look to a world which no longer exists, a Eurocentric world’

29-07-2023 06:29 Sabino Vaca Narvaja, Argentina’s ambassador to China, on bilateral relations with Beijing, why trade ties must be deepened and the need to rethink the Foreign Ministry and our approach to the East.

by Jorge Fontevecchia