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Falklands’ dispute expert named Argentine ambassador in Dublin
AmbassadorMerega is a professional diplomat An expert in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dispute and professional diplomat has been accepted as the new Argentine ambassador in Ireland. Silvia Maria Merega has held important posts at the Organization of American States in Washington, before the European Union and at the Argentine embassy in the US.
From 2001 to 2007 Ambassador Merega worked with the Argentine permanent representation before OAS; between 1993 and 1996 at the Argentine embassy before the EU and 1985/89, at the Washington embassy. Until a year ago she was head of the Environment issues department at the Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires.
From 1996 to 2000 Ambassador Merega was head of the Malvinas and South Atlantic Desk at the foreign ministry and since August 2012, head of the Foreign Service Institute of the ministry, (ISEN) which is responsible for the formation of the new Argentine diplomats.
Ambassador Merega is a solicitor who graduated at the University of Buenos Aires and has a Master in International Relations from the American University in Washington (which is the school for US diplomats).
She graduated from ISEN in 1981 as top of the class and gold medal of her generation.
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Read all commentsAll that education and vast experience around the world.... I wonder how she will represent the Falklands issue?
May 27th, 2013 - 07:23 am 0@1
May 27th, 2013 - 08:20 am 0You think KFC would appoint someone to the Dublin post that doesn't parrot the party line? Being an Argie “expert” on the Falklands is easy, just ignore the facts and repeat the official whining from BA to anyone willing to listen.
“She graduated from ISEN in 1981 as top of the class and gold medal of her generation.”
May 27th, 2013 - 08:23 am 0What's the betting all this still means she is incapable of basic referencing of historical documents and reading the UN Charter?
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