José García Belaúnde
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| José García Belaúnde | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 July 2006 – 28 July 2011 |
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| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Fernando Olivera |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Roncagliolo |
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| Born | José Antonio García Belaúnde March 16, 1948 Lima, Peru |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Lima, Peru |
| Profession | Diplomat, Politician |
José Antonio García Belaúnde (born March 16, 1948) is a Peruvian career diplomat.
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[edit] Biography
García Belaúnde was born in Lima. He studied at Colegio de la Inmaculada in Lima and then in Colegio Winnetka. He graduated as a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he became a close friend of President Alan García. He has also studied at the University of Oxford graduating with a Post Graduate Diploma in Foreign Policy. He also went to the Diplomatic Academy of Peru and graduated with a BA in International Relations.
Nephew of Fernando Belaúnde, in July 2006, García Belaúnde became Perú's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
[edit] Diplomatic career
- Second and First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations (1973–1976)
- First Secretary, Embassy of Peru in France (1976–1978)
- First Secretary, Embassy of Peru in Mexico (1978–1979)
- Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Peru in Spain (1982–1984)
- Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Peru in Ecuador (1984 and 1985)
- Minister, Embassy of Peru in the United States of America (1985–1986)
- Ambassador of Peru to the Latin American Free Trade Association, ALADI (Montevideo, 1986–1988)
[edit] Positions in the Central Government
As well as holding a number of important diplomatic posts. He has also held a number of important positions in the central government, serving under seven Presidents
- Chief Technical Office of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Ambassador Carlos García Bedoya (1979)
- Director of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1980)
- Director General of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Commerce (1981–1982)
- Undersecretary of Economic Affairs and Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru (1988–1990)
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (2006–2011)
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