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Ana María Sánchez de Ríos
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru
In office
2 April 2015 – 28 July 2016
PresidentOllanta Humala
Preceded byGonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel
Succeeded byRicardo Luna Mendoza [es]
Personal details
Born
Ana María Liliana Sánchez Vargas de Ríos

(1959-01-28) 28 January 1959 (age 65)
Lima, Peru
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Peru
OccupationDiplomat, lawyer, politician
Awards

Ana María Liliana Sánchez Vargas de Ríos (born 28 January 1959) is a Peruvian diplomat.[1] She has a degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a licentiate in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru [es]. She was the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 April 2015 to 28 July 2016.[2]

Biography

Ana María Sánchez de Ríos is a lawyer graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.[1][3]

In 1980 she entered the Diplomatic Service of Peru. She was promoted to the position of ambassador on 1 January 2013.[3]

She has performed functions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – in the Undersecretariat of Foreign Policy; in the Directorate of America; in the Privileges and Immunities Directorate; in the General Directorate of Administration; in the Directorate of Political Cooperation and Integration; in the Coordination Office of the Vice Minister and Secretary General; was Director of Border Development and Integration; was Director of Integration-Economic Affairs; and was Chief of the Ministerial Office for three Foreign Ministers before her appointment to the post.[3]

Postings abroad

She has served in Peru's embassy in Hungary, its consulate in Sao Paulo, its consulate in Mexico City, and in the Permanent Representation of Peru in the Organization of American States (OAS).[3] Since May 2019 she has been Peruvian ambassador to Ireland.

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ana María Sánchez, swearing in before President Ollanta Humala as Foreign Minister of the Republic of Peru

On 2 April 2015, she was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs, joining the Council of Ministers chaired by Pedro Cateriano, the seventh of the government of President Ollanta Humala. The ceremony was held in the Golden Hall of the Government Palace.[4] With her appointment she became the first woman in the diplomatic corps of Peru to be appointed Foreign Minister (her predecessor, Eda Rivas, was not a career diplomat).[1] A day earlier, she had been named ambassador of Peru to France, a designation that was superseded as she assumed her new responsibility.[2]

She was replaced as Foreign Minister by Ricardo Luna Mendoza [es] on 28 July 2016, after the election of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.[5]

Decorations

  • 2008: Military Order of Ayacucho, in the rank of Commander[3]
  • 2015: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain)[6]
  • 2015: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru[7]
  • 2015: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services[7]
  • 2015: Grand Cross of the José Gregorio Paz Soldán Order of Merit of the Diplomatic Service of Peru[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ana María Sánchez: quién es la canciller que relevó a Gutiérrez" [Ana María Sánchez: Who is the Foreign Minister Who Relieved Gutiérrez]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ana María Sánchez reemplaza a Gonzalo Gutiérrez en Cancillería" [Ana María Sánchez Replaces Gonzalo Gutiérrez in the Foreign Ministry] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ministra". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Pedro Cateriano asume como primer ministro en reemplazo de Jara" [Pedro Cateriano Assumes Office as Prime Minister to Replace Jara]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Canciller Richardo Luna Mendoza: 'La defensa de la democracía es un principio rector de la diplomacía'" [Canciller Richardo Luna Mendoza: 'The Defense of Democracy is a Guiding Principle of Diplomacy']. Embajador (in Spanish). Vol. 1, no. 3. October 2017. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 9 January 2019 – via issuu.
  6. ^ "Real Decreto 1092/2015, de 4 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a las siguientes autoridades de la República del Perú: señor Pedro Cateriano, Primer Ministro; señora Ana María Sánchez, Ministra de Relaciones Exteriores; y señora Magali Silva, Ministra de Comercio Exterior y Turismo" [Royal Decree 1092/2015, of 4 December, Which Grants the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic to the Following Authorities of the Republic of Peru: Mr. Pedro Cateriano, Prime Minister; Mrs. Ana María Sánchez, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Mrs. Magali Silva, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism]. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (291): 115550. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "MCM 2016" (PDF). OECD. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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