The President of the Nation, Javier Milei, will take an oath to Werthein at 18.30 in the Pink House, so starting this week he will carry out the Foreign Relations and Worship portfolio; He had previously served as president of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) for 11 years, between 2009 and 2021.
Hours after Mondino’s expulsion, Milei reported that Werthein himself will be the one to choose his successor to fill the position of ambassador to the United States.whose name is still unknown.
Gerardo Werthein takes over as chancellor
Veterinarian by profession, the brand new minister He has an extensive career as businessman where he built businesses in the media, agriculture, energy, telecommunications, real estate sector, food industry and health. Furthermore, it also belongs to International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS).
Werthein is a well-known person in La Libertad Avanza. Close to the President, the now former ambassador accompanied Milei on his trip to USA for the first time as president. There, they visited together the tomb of the renowned rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersonalso known as the “Rebbe”; He is the seventh and last Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch, a branch of Hasidic Judaism.
After that meeting, he had expressed that it was “a very emotional moment“In addition, he was the one who organized political meetings for Milei on this tour of New York City, where he met, among them, with Bill Clinton.
An Argentine vote at the UN triggered the departure of Diana Mondino
Last Wednesday, the Government Nacional decided to separate the former chancellor and stressed that it was for “maintaining the country’s historic vote” on the embargo on Cuba without consulting” the Executive. This “error” made the President decide, almost instantly, to movedespite the fact that several disputes had already arisen since his assumption of office as head of the portfolio.
In this regard, sources close to the Government, They admitted that outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, no one in the Presidency knew that this vote was going to be held in the Organization of the United Nations and? Mondino I was going to take that position. The same source rejected the versions that the former chancellor voted on purpose to finally be dismissed by Milei: “Diana wanted to continue being chancellor,” he concluded.
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Furthermore, after what happened, the ruling party announced that it will open an investigation in the Foreign Ministry to identify those who promote “agendas enemies of freedom“. For her part, the now former official said goodbye to the Government with a heartfelt message on social networks: “I know that you have firm ideas and above all that you have the courage to maintain them.“, he stated.
The departure of Diana Mondino as Chancellor was made official last Friday through a decree from the government of Javier Milei. In addition, the arrival of his replacement was also officially confirmed, Gerardo Wertheinwho until now served as ambassador to the United States.
Through the Decree 970/2024 published in the Official Gazettesigned by President Javier Milei and the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francos, the Government finally confirmed the departure of Mondino from the Foreign Ministry. Thus, the now former chancellor joins the extensive list of officials who said goodbye to the La Libertad Avanza administration.
Source: Ambito
