Rubén Ramírez Lezcano | |
|---|---|
_Signing_with_Paraguay_-_54720387607_(cropped).jpg) Ramírez Lezcano in 2025 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2023 | |
| President | Santiago Peña |
| Preceded by | Julio Arriola |
| In office 22 August 2006 – 15 August 2008 | |
| President | Nicanor Duarte |
| Preceded by | Leila Rachid de Cowles |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Hamed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano 12 January 1966 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Spouse | Adriana Cabelluzzi |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Buenos Aires University of Sorbonne University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Diplomat Economist |
Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano (born 11 January 1966) is a Paraguayan economist and diplomat who is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay since 2023; in which he previously served from 2006 to 2008.
Biography
[edit]Ramírez was born in 1966 in the capital city of Asunción. He studied economics and received a baccalaureate in science and arts from the College St. Teresa in Ciudad del Este. In 1987 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires with a degree in economics. He later earned a master's degree in international politics at the University of Sorbonne in Paris (1989) and a degree in business administration from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (1998).[1]
Career
[edit]Ramírez has held a number of posts in his country's foreign service, including periods at the embassies in Buenos Aires and Quito.[2]
He served as minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of President Nicanor Duarte Frutos from 2006 to 2008.[3] In 2016, he was nominated by Paraguay as a candidate for the presidency of the CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.[4][5]
On 8 June 2023 he was chosen by President-elect Santiago Peña to serve as his minister of foreign affairs.[6]
In early 2025, Ramírez presented his candidacy to succeed Luis Almagro as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).[7][8] He was to contend in the 10 March election against Albert Ramdin of Suriname,[9] but on 5 March, President Peña announced that he was withdrawing Ramírez's nomination.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "CV" (PDF). mre.gov.py. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Foreign Ministers of Paraguay". Rulers.org. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Paraguay nominó a Rubén Ramírez ante la CAF". lanacion.py. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Paraguay nomina a Rubén Ramírez Lezcano como candidato a la presidencia del CAF". Telam. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Designan a Rubén Ramírez Lezcano como canciller nacional del próximo gobierno". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Permanent Council to Receive Candidates for OAS Secretary General". Press Advisory. Organization of American States. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Lejtman, Román (9 February 2025). "La OEA inicia un complejo proceso electoral con dos candidatos que tienen posiciones antagónicas sobre la agenda geopolítica de Trump". Infobae. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "A Pivotal Election for Hemispheric Leadership". Global Americans. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Paraguay retira candidatura de canciller a Secretaría de OEA". Deutsche Welle. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Ambassador Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay and Candidate to Secretary General of the Organization of American States" (PDF). Organization of American States / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay.
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