Fernando Carrera | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala | |
| In office 15 January 2013 – 16 September 2014 | |
| President | Otto Pérez Molina |
| Preceded by | Harold Caballeros |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Raúl Morales |
| In office 2011–2012 | |
| Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office 19 September 2014 – 22 September 2015 | |
| President | Otto Pérez Molina |
| Preceded by | Gert Rosenthal |
| Succeeded by | José Alberto Sandoval Cojulún |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1966[citation needed] Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ugalde |
| Children | Amanda Isabel Laura Beatriz |
| Alma mater | UNA Cambridge University |
| Profession | Economist/Diplomat |
| Website | MINEX |
Ambassador Luis Fernando Carrera Castro (born April 19,[citation needed] 1966) is a Guatemalan economist, political analyst and diplomat. He served as Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations during the presidency of Otto Perez Molina. Before that, he served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, during the same administration. He is a Guatemalan economist, specializing in fiscal policies, and also a political analyst. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from the National University of Costa Rica in 1990. Then, he obtained an M. Phil. in Economics and Politics of Development, at the University of Cambridge in 1992.