News of ambassador

Trump's envoy close to Brazil's leader – some say too close

05-08-2020 23:59 Jair Bolsonaro has made alliance with the United States the cornerstone of his foreign policy since taking office 19 months ago. That's afforded US Ambassador Todd Chapman broad leeway, with some questioning if he's too close to the Brazilian leader.

WORLD THE PANDEMIC: GLOBAL VIEWS

New Pakistani ambassador waits to get to know his new home

16-05-2020 08:36 Buenos Aires has a new diplomat in town – but he’s stuck in the hotel. Pakistani Ambassador Dr Muhammad Khalid Ejaz arrived just days before Argentina entered its mandatory lockdown and, as he tells the Times, he’s eager to get to work and improve bilateral ties.

by James Grainger

Alberto in Europe

Fernández discusses debt with Spanish PM in Madrid

04-02-2020 18:24 Before concluding his Europe trip in France, the Peronist leader met with Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, to discuss IMF debt renegotiations.

Ambassadorial Shakeup

Ricardo Alfonsín appointed Ambassador to Spain

04-02-2020 16:20 The son of former Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín and prominent voice of the Unión Cívica Radical party accepted the position earlier today.

Diplomacy

María Fernanda Silva to be Argentina's new ambassador to Vatican

30-01-2020 14:41 Catholic and the first Afro-descendant woman of the Argentine foreign service, according to local reports, Silva will be the first woman to occupy the role.

Diplomacy

Foreign Ministry recalls ambassadors in diplomatic shake-up

23-01-2020 18:03 Foreign Minister Felipe Solá recalls Argentina's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Renato Carlos Sersale Di Cerisano, as part of a wider diplomatic shake-up that could see Alicia Castro head to Russia.

DIPLOMACY

Casa Rosada puts brakes on Vatican ambassador nomination

16-01-2020 21:05 Career diplomat Luis Bellando’s nomination – which had already been submitted – withdrawn. Initial reports suggest Holy See rejected on grounds envoy was divorced, but deeper dive reveals a more complex panorama.

DIPLOMACY

Mexico's ambassador to Argentina resigns after book theft allegation

23-12-2019 14:22 Ambassador Óscar Ricardo Valero resigns post, as relatives say he may have suffered behavioural changes due to a brain tumour.

ARGENTINA-BRAZIL RELATIONS

Daniel Scioli: I’ll de-escalate tensions with Bolsonaro

10-12-2019 10:49 Argentina's next ambassador to Brazil vows support for Lula will not ruin the relationship between the two countries, as both nations will aim for a pragmatic relationship.

by Perfíl/ Rosario Ayerdi

DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT

Mexico recalls Argentina ambassador for alleged book theft

09-12-2019 14:46 Newspaper reports allege 76-year-old diplomat tried to steal a 590-peso book on the famous 18th century playboy Casanova from the El Ateneo bookshop in Buenos Aires.

DIPLOMACY

Alberto Fernández renews contact with key foreign embassiess

17-09-2019 17:30 Frente de Todos presidential frontrunner and his team of advisers look to renew contact with key foreign embassies and diplomats, including the United States, the United Kingdom and members of the European Union.

by Aurelio Tomás

UNITED NATIONS

Grossi one of four candidates for top job at UN nuclear watchdog

06-09-2019 12:53 Argentina's ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency confirms candidacy for director general post, vacant since death of Yukiya Amano. Three others also announce run for top post.

DIPLOMACY

Japanese Embassy welcomes new ambassador to Argentina

05-09-2019 19:08 Takahiro Nakamae, who replaces former ambassador Noriteru Fukushima, presented diplomatic credentials to Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie on Wednesday.

by James Grainger

BLOOMBERG

Trump will give Bolsonaro Jr preferential access, says Brazil foreign minister

04-09-2019 08:51 Trump will give special treatment to Eduardo Bolsonaro if he is confirmed as ambassador to Washington, according to Brazil’s foreign minister.

Argentina's highest honor

Japanese Ambassador receives Order of the Liberator General San Martín

24-07-2019 01:19 Noriteru Fukushima, Japan’s Ambassador to Buenos Aires received the nation’s highest decoration with the grade of Grand Cross.

DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Bolsonaro 'considering own son for US ambassador post'

12-07-2019 14:02 The outspoken Brazilian leader said he’s considering the cost-benefit of the decision and cited his son's friendship with the children of President Trump.

INTERVIEW: MARK KENT

UK Ambassador hopes for decision on Malvinas flights 'in next few weeks'

27-10-2018 07:12 Britain’s Ambassador to Argentina Mark Kent on bilateral relations, additional flights from Argentina to the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands and Theresa May’s scheduled visit to Buenos Aires.

by Aurelio Tomás