Francisco Bustillo

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Francisco Bustillo
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Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay
Assumed office
6 July 2020
PresidentLuis Lacalle Pou
Preceded byErnesto Talvi
Uruguay Ambassador to Spain
In office
October 2, 2012 – July 1, 2020
Preceded byCarlos Pita
Uruguay Ambassador to Argentina
In office
March 1, 2005 – March 1, 2010
Succeeded byGuillermo Pomi
Personal details
Born (1960-04-01) 1 April 1960 (age 61)
Montevideo, Uruguay
OccupationDiplomat

Francisco Carlos Bustillo Bonasso (born April 1, 1960) is a Uruguayan diplomat, serving as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay since July 6, 2020.[1]

Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay by merit competition on January 1, 1986. He has held several positions in Montevideo and abroad, such as the Director of Institutional Affairs and Bilateral Economic Affairs of the Ministry.[2] He was also named Ambassador of Uruguay to Spain in October, 2012.

Career[]

Diplomatic positions[]

On April 1, 2005, he was appointed by President Tabaré Vázquez as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uruguay in Argentine Republic, a position he held for 5 years.[3] In 2010, President José Mujica replaced him with Guillermo Pomi. And on October 2, 2012, he appointed Bustillo as Ambassador of Uruguay to Spain.[4]

Political positions[]

In late June 2020, it was confirmed that Bustillo would replace Ernesto Talvi as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay, who presented his resignation,[5] stating "It has been a privilege to serve the citizens of Uruguay from the Foreign Ministry at this time in which it was necessary to face extremely complex challenges".[6] Finally, on July 1, it was confirmed that Bustillo would take office on Monday, July 6.[7] The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs is Carolina Ache Batlle.[8]

In September 2020, UN Watch exposed Uruguay’s vote for a UN resolution that singled out Israel alone in the world for supposedly violating women’s rights. Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo declared that his country’s UN vote against Israel was a “circumstantial error,” and removed the foreign ministry’s director-general of political affairs, Ambassador Pablo Sader, and that Uruguay’s “foreign policy will keep its historical stance to defend the rights of Israel.”[9]

References[]

  1. ^ ElPais. "El lunes asume Francisco Bustillo como canciller de la República". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  2. ^ Kortysz, Sofía (10 July 2020). "A million friends" (in Spanish). Brecha.
  3. ^ "Francisco Bustillo, actual embajador de Uruguay en España, será el próximo Canciller". subrayado.com.uy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. ^ "Senado votó la venia a Bustillo". 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  5. ^ de 2020, 1 de Julio. "Canciller de Uruguay Ernesto Talvi renuncia a cargo". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  6. ^ "Talvi presentó su carta de renuncia: "Mi intención era seguir hasta fin de año"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  7. ^ "Este lunes Francisco Bustillo asumirá como canciller de la República". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  8. ^ "Bustillo ya es el canciller y Ache fue confirmada en el cargo de subsecretaria". Diario La República (in Spanish). 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  9. ^ "Success: Top Uruguay Diplomat Fired for Anti-Israel Vote, After UN Watch Protest". 5 October 2020.


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