You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish. (May 2024)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
View a machine-translated version of the Spanish article.
Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at [[:es:Diana Mondino]]; see its history for attribution.
You may also add the template {{Translated|es|Diana Mondino}} to the talk page.
Mondino was born in 1958 in the City of Cordoba,in a family of Piedmontese origins,and attended kindergarten through secondary school at the Juan Zorrilla de San Martín Public School. She studied economics at the National University of Córdoba where she received the gold medal for her academic performance and best grade point average. She also began a Doctorate in Economics at the same university but did not complete the degree due to bureaucratic issues,despite defending her thesis.[5]
She founded Rysk Analysis in 1991,and subsequently worked in various private companies,including Loma Negra,S&P Global Ratings,and Banco Supervielle.[6]
Academic career
Mondino works at UCEMA as a Finance professor in the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Marketing,among several courses,including for international students. She is also Director of Institutional Affairs at the same university.[6]
Political career
In 2023,Mondino officially entered politics as a candidate for deputy for La Libertad Avanza in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. After the list she was a member of obtained 17.81% in the PASO and 20.44% in the general elections,she was elected for the period 2023–2027.[7]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
When Javier Milei was elected president,Mondino resigned from her seat in the chamber to be able to take over as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] Mondino was expelled from her post by Milei in October 30,2024 for a non-binding vote in the United Nations in favor of lifting the United States embargo against Cuba,with the former ambassador to the United States Gerardo Werthein serving as her replacement.[8]
Controversies
On October 31,2023,in an interview with journalist Luis Novaresio for his program on La Nación +,Mondino generated controversy with her statements in defense of the idea of an "organ market"[9] and by comparing equal marriage with having lice,maintaining that "As a liberal I agree with each person's life project. It is much broader than marriage equality. Let me exaggerate:if you prefer not to bathe and be full of lice and it is your choice,that's it,then don't complain if there is someone who doesn't like you having lice."[10]
After a visit to the Espacio Lejano Station,she claimed scientists and soldiers could not be distinguished because "Chinese all look the same".[11]
Personal life
Mondino has assets according to her sworn statement of 5,027 million pesos,which makes her the richest official among the ministers appointed by Javier Milei to be part of his cabinet.[1]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
