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Ambassador Mariano Fernández

 

  • Born in Santiago, Chile, on 21 April 1945.
  • Married to María Angélica Morales.
  • Three children: Magdalena, Mariano and Cristóbal

 

Higher Education

  • Law Degree from from “Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad Católica de Santiago”, Chile (1965-1970)
  • Major field of study: Political Sociology at Bonn University, Germany.

 

Professional Experience

  • 1967-1974: Member of the Chilean Foreign Service

  • 1971-1974:Third Secretary, Embassy of Chile in Germany

  • 1974-1982: Exiled in Bonn, Germany.

  • Editor of “Development and Cooperation Magazine”.
  • Chief Editor of  news agency “IPS-Dritte Welt Nachrichtenagentur”
  • Chief Editor of “Handbuch der Entwicklungshilfe” (1974-1976)
  • 1982 Returns to Chile.
  • 1982-1990:Researcher and member of the executive committee of the Centre of Studies for Development (CED)
  • 1990-1992: Ambassador of Chile to the European Community
  • 1992-1994:Ambassador of Chile to Italy
  • 1994-2000: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 2000-2002:Ambassador of Chile to Spain.
  • 2002-2006: Ambassador of Chile to the United Kingdom

 

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

 

  • 1982-1984:Board Member of Fintesa Financial Agency (Banco del Desarrollo).
  • 1984-1986:Editorial Board Member of the Chilean magazine “Mensaje”.
  • 1986-1988:Editorial Board Member of the Chilean newspaper “Fortín Mapocho”.
  • 1986-1989:Editorial Board Member of the Chilean magazine “APSI”.
  • 1982-1990:Board Member of “Radio Cooperativa”.
  • 1992  Vice-President of the European-Latin American Relations Institute (IRELA) of Madrid, Spain.
  • 1992-1993 President of IRELA.
  • 1994 Vice-President of the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA), Rome.
  • 1994-1996:Executive Committee Member of the Jacques Maritain Institute, Rome.
  • 1996-1998: President of the International Council of  the “Latin-American Centre For Relations with Europe” (CELARE), Santiago.

 

Member of

 

  • Political Science Association of Chile.
  • Académie International du Vin
  • Cofradía del Mérito Vitivinícola de Chile.
  • Honorary President of the Chilean Association of Sommeliers.

 

Decorations

 

  • Grand Cross of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, the Holy See, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Spain

 

  • Grand Officer of Croatia, Germany and Sweden

 


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