Haroldo Rodas

Haroldo Rodas
Haroldo Rodas
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala
	In office; 14 January 2008 – 14 January 2012
President	Alvaro Colom
Preceded by	Gert Rosenthal
Succeeded by	Harold Caballeros
Personal details
Born	May 29, 1946 (age 78); Guatemala City, Guatemala
Alma mater	Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Profession	Economist

Roger Haroldo Rodas Melgar (born 29 May 1946) is a Guatemalan economist, politician and diplomat. He served as foreign affairs minister in the cabinet of President Alvaro Colom, from 14 January, 2008 to 14 January 2012. He was the only minister that served the four-year term. He previously served as vice-minister for foreign affairs from 1 January 1991 to 30 June 1992.

Rodas studied economics at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and a master's in international economics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to being appointed foreign minister, he had been the Secretary General of the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) since April 1995.

He has also held positions with the United Nations Development Programme, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Union of Banana Exporting Countries, the Organization of American States, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.