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'''Luis Fernando Carrera Castro''' ([[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]], April 19, 1966) is the Foreign Affairs Minister for Guatemala. He is a Guatemalan economist, specializing in fiscal policies, and also a political analyst. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from [[Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica]] in 1990. Then, he obtained an M. Phil. in Economics and Politics of Development, at [[Cambridge University]] in 1992. |
'''Luis Fernando Carrera Castro''' ([[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]], April 19, 1966) is Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Nations. Before that, he was the Foreign Affairs Minister for Guatemala. He is a Guatemalan economist, specializing in fiscal policies, and also a political analyst. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from [[Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica]] in 1990. Then, he obtained an M. Phil. in Economics and Politics of Development, at [[Cambridge University]] in 1992. |
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== Professional Life == |
== Professional Life == |
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Revision as of 23:08, 22 September 2014
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 Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 8 September 2014 | |
| President | Otto Pérez Molina |
| Preceded by | Gert Rosenthal |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala | |
| In office 15 January 2013 – 8 September 2014 | |
| President | Otto Pérez Molina |
| Preceded by | Harold Caballeros |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Raúl Morales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1966 Guatemala City Guatemala |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ugalde |
| Children | Amanda Isabel Laura Beatriz |
| Alma mater | UNA Cambridge University |
| Profession | Economist |
| Website | MINEX |
Luis Fernando Carrera Castro (Guatemala City, Guatemala, April 19, 1966) is Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Nations. Before that, he was the Foreign Affairs Minister for Guatemala. He is a Guatemalan economist, specializing in fiscal policies, and also a political analyst. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 1990. Then, he obtained an M. Phil. in Economics and Politics of Development, at Cambridge University in 1992.
Professional Life
Between 1993 and 1994, he was the Research Director for the Latin American regional office of the International Cooperative Alliance, and he was a consultant in rural development programs in El Salvador and Nicaragua, for several European NGO's.
From 1994 to 2007, he worked for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in different capacities, from consultant in Costa Rica and Guatemala, to Deputy Representative in Ecuador, and later Representative in Cape Verde (West Africa) and Panama.
From 2008 to 2010, he worked as Executive Director of the Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales, ICEFI (Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies). From Mach 2010 until December 2011, he served as Executive Director for the Soros Foundation in Guatemala.
From 2008 through 2011 Carrera wrote a weekly op-ed in elPeriódico, a Guatemalan newspaper, and his editorials were also published by different media outlets in Central America, Spain and the USA. His analysis and comments have also been broadcast on international TV networks, such as CNN, Al Jazeera and the Spanish Television (TVE).
He has written technical abstracts in specialized publications of the United Nations. He has also participated as a speaker in several international seminars and workshops in Europe, Japan, Latin America and the USA.
During his international career, Carrera Castro collaborated in various public policy research and advocacy efforts, aiming to strengthen the capacities of government and civil society for the use of Fiscal Policy as a tool to foster human development. In this regard, he has sought to promote Human Rights compliance through an effective and strategic use of public budgets.[1][2]
SEGEPLAN
Between 2011 and 2012, Carrera was appointed by Otto Perez Molina, President of Guatemala, as Secretary for Planning and Programming (a ministerial level cabinet appointment).
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On January 14, 2013, Carrera was appointed Guatemala's Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Otto Pérez.[3]