José Mario Goñi Carrasco (born 28 February 1948) is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

an diplomat and politician, currently appointed

ambassador to the United States The following table lists ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident repre ...

. Before this appointment he had served as

Minister of National Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

from 2007 to 2009. His previous diplomatic roles include Ambassador to Mexico, Italy and Sweden. He is a graduate in business majoring in economics of the

University of Concepción A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

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Biography at the Ministry of National Defense

Biography at the Ministry General Government Secretariat
University of Concepción alumni Living people Chilean Ministers of Defense Recipients of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin Ambassadors of Chile to the United States Ambassadors of Chile to Mexico Ambassadors of Chile to Italy Ambassadors of Chile to Sweden 1948 births People from Concepción, Chile Party for Democracy (Chile) politicians {{Chile-politician-stub