Luis Valencia Rodríguez

Luis Valencia Rodríguez (March 5, 1926 – August 18, 2022[1]) was an Ecuadorean jurist, diplomat, academic and writer. He served as Ecuador Minister of Foreign Affairs on two occasions.[2] He served as Ecuador ambassador to Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina and as Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in New York. He was member and president of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [3]

Luis Valencia Rodríguez

Ecuador Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
December 14, 1965 (1965-12-14) – March 31, 1966 (1966-03-31)
PresidentMilitary Junta of Government
Preceded byWilson Córdova Moscoso
Succeeded byJorge Salvador Lara
In office
November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15) – September 8, 1984 (1984-09-08)
PresidentOsvaldo Hurtado
Preceded byAlfonso Barrera Valverde
Succeeded byÉdgar Terán Terán

Ecuador Ambassador to Bolivia
In office
1969–1971

Ecuador Ambassador to Brazil
In office
1971–1974

Ecuador Ambassador to Peru
In office
1974–1978
In office
2005–2006

Ecuador Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
1978–1979

Ecuador Ambassador to Argentina
In office
1989–1991

Ecuador Ambassador and Permantent Representative to the United Nations
In office
1994–1999

President of the Ecuadorean Delegation
III United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
In office
1994–1999

President United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
In office
1972–1974
In office
1984–1986
In office
1992–1994
Personal details
Born(1926-03-05)March 5, 1926
Quito, Ecuador
DiedAugust 18, 2022(2022-08-18) (aged 96)
Quito, Ecuador
SpouseCleopatra Moreno Estrella (1952–2022)
Parent(s)Pedro Leonidas Valencia, María Guadalupe Rodríguez
Alma materUniversidad Central del Ecuador
ProfessionJurist, diplomat
AwardsGrand Cross National Order of San Lorenzo
Grand Cross National Order of Merit

References

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  1. ^ https://boletin.cancilleria.gob.ec/semblanza-homenaje-a-luis-valencia-rodriguez/
  2. ^ "Listado de Cancilleres". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Asociación de Funcionarios y Empleados del Servicio Exterior, AFESE, ed. (1997). Anuario del servicio exterior ecuatoriano (in Spanish). Quito: AFESE. p. 271-273.