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Former Public Security minister, new Argentine ambassador before OAS

Ambassador Garré and OAS Secretary General Insulza at the official ceremony

The new Permanent Representative of Argentina to the Organization of American States (OAS), Nilda Garré, presented credentials that accredit her to the hemispheric institution, during a ceremony held at the OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C.

”I am grateful for the honour that the President (Cristina Fernandez) has conferred upon me by assigning me to such an important organization, which allows us to continue working together for the fundamental values and objectives of this institution, in which we strongly believe and that are critical for the benefit of our peoples, such as democracy, security, human rights, integral development, and peace,“ said ambassador Garré.

”Convinced that these are the issues that should guide our actions, from now on I commit all my effort and I convey my absolute willingness to cooperate with you in any initiative aimed at promoting these objectives“ the Argentine representative.

OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza underlined the personality of the new ambassador, “who has a very impressive public service career as Minister of Defence and Public Security and who has always served within the context of a political project that has taken her to hemispheric ministerial meetings.”

Ambassador Garré is a lawyer with a long career in public service. Among her professional achievements, she was the first woman appointed to serve as Minister of Security in the history of Argentina, and in her student years was also an active member of an urban guerrilla group, as so many others interested in politics when it was banned by the military dictatorship.