Luis Gallegos Chiriboga (born 13 December 1946), is an

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ian diplomat. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador since July 2020 until March 2021, appointed by president

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. He was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in New York. He was a Member of the BOT of UNITAR, appointed by the UN Secretary-General as of 1 July 2019. Gallegos served as the Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in Geneva three times. He was a member of the

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. He is the Chairman of the Global UN Partnership for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Public Policy and Disability at American University and of the Universal Design Commission. In addition, Gallegos is a board member for the

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Acting Secretary Wolf Meets With the Ecuadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs

Prior to his appointment to the United Nations, Gallegos served as Ecuador's Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2011. Over the course of his career, Gallegos served as Ecuador's Head of Mission to

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from 1985 to 1989; Ambassador to

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from 1994 to 1997; Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneve three times; Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York three times as well, and Ambassador to Australia, among other positions held. Gallegos earned his bachelor's degree in Social and Political Science, and a master of arts degree in political science from Tufts University's

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. In addition, he holds a Doctor of Law degree from the

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. He speaks English, French, and Spanish, and has two children with his wife Fabiola Jaramillo Almeida de Gallegos.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallegos, Luis 1946 births Living people People from Quito Central University of Ecuador alumni The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni Ecuadorian diplomats Ambassadors of Ecuador to El Salvador Ambassadors of Ecuador to Australia Ambassadors of Ecuador to the United States Permanent representatives of Ecuador to the United Nations Permanent representatives of Ecuador to the United Nations at Geneva