The Argentine government presented Alan Claudio Beraud as the new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Argentine Republic in Uruguay, who will also be in charge of the Argentine representation in Mercosur and Aladi, since the government of Javier Milei unified the two positions with the intention of continuing to optimize resources within the State.
After having confirmed last week the retirement of the former ambassador of Uruguay, Martín García Moritan, Since his retirement due to being close to turning 70, it is expected that in the coming weeks Milei and his chancellor Gerardo Werthein sign the designation decree, diplomatic sources informed Scope.
In turn, they pointed out that after “the granting of approval” from the Uruguayan administration to its Argentine counterpart, the administrative procedures for the appointment of the ambassador will advance, who, once formalized, will present his credentials.
In turn, the Milei administration issued a official statement where he noted: “The Argentine Foreign Ministry informs that, after obtaining the corresponding approval, career diplomat Alan Claudio Beraud has been appointed as the new Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Argentine Republic before the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. Ambassador Beraud will assume his duties once the current ambassador, Martin Garcia Moritanconclude your mission,” states the Argentine government publication in X.
In the desire to continue with “the chainsaw” of the government of Javier Mileithe objective of unification is to optimize resources within Chancellery. “This designation is part of the decision to unify the Embassy in Uruguay with the Permanent Representation before the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) and the MERCOSUR in a single diplomatic representation. This measure will allow resources to be optimized and generate significant savings for the company. Chancellery and the Argentine Republic,” the statement concludes.
Beraud, a career diplomat, was a representative of the Chancellery Argentina in Costa Rica during the government of Alberto Fernandezwhile in the administration of the former president Mauricio Macri was ambassador of Japan. He was also legal advisor to the now Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.
The retirement of García Moritán
The now former Argentine ambassador, Martín García Moritán, will turn 70 on March 12, so, being a career diplomat, the Foreign Service Law establishes that, from that age, they retire and become part of the Passive Corps of the Foreign Service.
The Argentine ambassador in Uruguay He was born on March 12, 1955 in Buenos Aires and graduated as a lawyer from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. On the other hand, he graduated from the National Foreign Service Institute and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in 1983.
García Moritán was appointed Argentine ambassador in Uruguay in February 2024, replacing Alberto Iribarne. Previously, he had been vice chancellor, special representative for Terrorism Affairs, director of Federal and Electoral Affairs and deputy director of the Directorate of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico, in addition to other positions in the Undersecretary of Southern and Border Affairs and in the Undersecretary of Foreign Policy.
On the other hand, he also served in the Special Mission before the Holy See in the Mediation of the Argentine-Chilean Beagle border conflict in 1984. In addition, he participated in diplomatic representations in Brazil and Bolivia, as well as in the Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in 1994 to 1997 and 2003 to 2009.
Source: Ambito
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