Although Mondino’s administration was marked by various controversial events, the vote at the UN was the last straw for the President, who decided to fire her. The now former chancellor joins the long list of officials who have left the La Libertad Avanza government, with four ministers resigning. The first was the head of the defunct Ministry of Infrastructure, Guillermo Ferraro. Then it was the turn of Milei’s first chief of staff, Nicolas Posse. Recently, the head of the Health portfolio resigned, Miguel Russo.
“In our country there is only one foreign policy: the one defined by the President. And the entire Foreign Ministry team will be aligned with that vision,” said the new Minister of Foreign Affairs in a statement.
In turn, he announced: “We will modernize our diplomacy and optimize processes so that Argentina shines on the global scene, ensuring an orderly transition.”
Who is Gerardo Werthein, new chancellor
Werthein, who serves as Argentine ambassador to the United Statesis also honorary president of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) and he had achieved the approval of his document in the Upper House on April 18, although he had already served as Argentine representative in Washington during Milei’s first trip to the North American country.
In addition to being a veterinarian, he has an extensive career as a businessman.where he built businesses in the media, agriculture, energy, telecommunications, real estate sector, food industry and health. He is also a member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS).
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Gerardo Werthein with Diana Mondino, whom he replaced in the Foreign Ministry.
When Milei traveled to the United States for the first time as president, Werthein accompanied him and together they visited the grave 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, Bill Clinton.
Source: Ambito