Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego | |
---|---|
Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 24 May 2021 –3 January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Manuel Mejía Dalmau |
Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Holguín |
Ecuador Ambassador to United Nations in Geneva | |
In office 2006–2011 | |
Ecuador Ambassador to Australia | |
In office 2020–2021 | |
Ecuador Ambassador to Organization of American States | |
In office 2022–present | |
Dean of the School of Law and Social Sciences,University of The Americas (UDLA) | |
In office 2011–2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | June 26,1961 63) Ecuador | (age
Spouse | Irina Oña Lemos |
Alma mater | Harvard Law School École nationale d'administration Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador |
Profession | Diplomat |
Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego (born June 26,1961) Ecuadorean lawyer,diplomat and university professor. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador,holds a LL.M. from Harvard Law School and was Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva. Currently he is the Ambassador,Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the OAS,in Washington DC.
During his university years,he served as the Student Representative to the Academic Council of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) in 1983 and later became President of the PUCE Law School Association in 1984.
He graduated with a Doctorate in Jurisprudence (1986),a Law Degree (1986),and a Bachelor's in Legal Sciences (1984) from PUCE. In 1990,he earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard University,where he was a classmate of President Barack Obama. He also holds a Diploma in Public Administration from the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in Paris,France (2004).
Montalvo has an extensive academic career,teaching at prestigious institutions such as the PUCE Faculty of Jurisprudence,the Central University of Ecuador,the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ),and the University of Las Américas (UDLA),where he served as Dean in 2014. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Puerto Rico Law School and a lecturer at renowned institutions like IAEN,FLACSO,Universidad Andina,Academia de Guerra,and Escuela Superior de Policía. Throughout his career,he has published numerous scholarly articles on legal and international relations.
His diplomatic service is distinguished by various high-profile positions. Notably,he served as Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington,D.C. (1987–1989),First Secretary at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York (1990–1992),and Alternate Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in Paris (1996–2001). From 2006 to 2011,he was Ecuador's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. More recently,he held the post of Ambassador to Australia,with concurrent accreditation to New Zealand and Fiji (2020–2021). In 2021,he was appointed Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Guillermo Lasso.
Currently,Montalvo serves as the Ecuadorian Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS).
Within Ecuador,Montalvo has held several significant roles in the Foreign Ministry,including Director General of Consular and Migration Affairs,Director General for the Americas,and Director General of Sovereignty. He has also served as the Director General of Multilateral Policy,Director General of Social Communication,and Director General of Border Relations with Colombia. He held the position of Secretary of the Consultative Jurisdiction and was the General Coordinator of Summits,among other key roles.
Outside his diplomatic work,Montalvo has been a Legal Advisor to the Ecuadorian Presidency,an Advisor to the Minister of Finance,and a Consultant for the World Bank. Additionally,he was appointed Undersecretary General of Public Administration,showcasing his vast experience in both public service and academia.
He is co-author of the book "El camino a la integración desde la identidad:Una aproximación suramericana" [1] with the Ecuadorian political scientist Bernardo Gortaire Morejón. In this book,the authors study the importance of identity in the construction of stronger and more successful regional integration processes.
The Fundación Colegio Americano de Quito or Colegio Americano de Quito is a private college preparatory school in Quito,Ecuador. In 1940 it was founded by the former president of Ecuador and the president of the Organization of American States (OAS) Galo Plaza Lasso,and Boaz Long.
Galo Lincoln Plaza Lasso de la Vega was an Ecuadorian statesman who served as President of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952 and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1968 to 1975. He is the son of former Ecuadorian President Leonidas Plaza.
Ambato is a city located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River,the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the capital city of the Tungurahua Province,situated at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. It is variously nicknamed "City of Flowers and Fruits","Land of the Three Juan's",and "Garden of Ecuador." Ambato's inhabitants are called Ambateños or Guaytambos. The current mayor of Ambato is Diana Caiza.
Don Aurelio Mosquera Narváez was an Ecuadorian politician who served as President of Ecuador from December 1938 to November 1939.
Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco —born Alfredo Pareja y Díez Canseco —was a prominent Ecuadorian novelist,essayist,journalist,historian and diplomat. An innovator of the 20th-century Latin American novel,he was a founding member of the literary Grupo de Guayaquil,which brought a new emphasis to realistic novels.
Iván Carvajal Aguirre is an Ecuadorian poet,philosopher and writer. In 1984 he received Ecuador's National Prize for Literature,the "Aurelio Espinosa Pólit" prize,for his work entitled "Parajes". In February 2013 he won the Premio a las Libertades Juan Montalvo.
Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín,was archbishop of Guayaquil for ten years,and the first member of the prelature of Opus Dei in Ecuador. He was also a distinguished lawyer,frequently consulted about Ecuadorian Civil law and the author of more than 60 books about jurisprudence.
Juan Manuel Rodríguez López is a Spanish-born,naturalized Ecuadorian author and professor. He holds a licenciate/BA degree in philosophy and a doctorate in literature from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE). He was a professor at Universidad Central del Ecuador and Universidad Católica,as well as a founding professor of Universidad San Francisco de Quito,where he was Dean of the College of Communication and Contemporary Arts.
Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1912–2002) was an Ecuadorian writer. He was born in Súa,a city in the predominantly Afro-Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas in Ecuador. He was first homeschooled by his mother before traveling to the capital city of Quito where he graduated from Escuela Superior Juan Montalvo with a degree in public accounting in 1932. Bass identified with the Communist Party during this time and in 1934 had the opportunity to publish two of his poems in the socialist diary La Tierra.
María Isabel Salvador is an Ecuadorian politician,diplomat and professional in the tourism industry. Currently,she serves as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Haiti,appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in March 2023. She has served in two administrations as Minister of Tourism,Minister of Foreign Affairs,Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the Organization of American States,Parliamentarian at the Andean Parliament,and President of the Governing Council of the Galápagos. Before the public service chapter of her life she worked in the tourism industry as CEO of Air France in Ecuador and vicepresident of the national tourism chamber of commerce CAPTUR.
Johana Farina Pesántez Benítez is an Ecuadorian politician,she was Minister of Justice,Human Rights and Religious Affairs between 13 May 2011 and 18 June 2013. Since 24 May 2017 she has been judicial advisor to President Lenín Moreno.
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito,Ecuador.
Juan Falconi Puig is a doctor in law,a university professor,a columnist as well as a politician. In 2013 he was appointed Ambassador of Ecuador to the United Kingdom (12). In 2015 he was appointed to represent Ecuador as Permanent Ambassador to the World Trade Organization,headquartered in Geneva Switzerland.
Filoteo Samaniego Salazar was an Ecuadorian novelist,poet,historian,translator,and diplomat. He became a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language in 1984,and was its secretary from 1996–2006. He was awarded Ecuador's most prestigious prize,the Premio Eugenio Espejo,in 2001. Samaniego's diplomatic career began in 1949 as the chief of staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador. He served as Ecuador's Ambassador to Austria,Germany,Romania and Egypt;and was a permanent representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (ONUDI);and held many other academic,national,and international posts in his lifetime. He translated books from French to Spanish,including the Spanish translation of Chronique (1960) by the French Nobel laureate Saint-John Perse.
Mauricio Pozo Crespo is an Ecuadorian politician,banker and economist from Quito,Ecuador. Since 2020,he has been Minister of Economy and Finance.
Emilio Rafael Izquierdo Miño is an Ecuadorian diplomat,since January 28,2019 he is Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Eduardo Santos Alvite is Ecuadorian economist and retired diplomat.
Juan Valdano Morejón is an Ecuadorian writer. He was born in Cuenca in 1939. He studied at the University of Cuenca,Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Aix-en-Provence. He taught literature and literary theory at the University of Cuenca and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Ecuador–Kosovo relations are foreign relations between Ecuador and Kosovo. Formal diplomatic relations between two states are non-existent as Ecuador does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state.
Sonia Roca is the Chancellor and Founder of Universidad Del Pacífico - Ecuador.