Luis Almagro | |
|---|---|
 Almagro in September 2023 | |
| 10th Secretary General of the Organization of American States | |
| Assumed office May 26, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | José Miguel Insulza |
| Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay | |
| In office March 1, 2010 – February 28, 2015 | |
| President | José Mujica |
| Preceded by | Pedro Vaz |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Nin Novoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Leonardo Almagro Lemes June 1, 1963 Paysandú, Uruguay |
| Political party | Independent (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Broad Front (until 2018, expelled)[1] |
| Spouse | Luisa Fernanda Marín (2024) |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
Luis Leonardo Almagro Lemes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis alˈmaɣɾo]; born June 1, 1963) is a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who currently serves as the 10th Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) since 2015. A former member of the Broad Front, Almagro served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under president José Mujica.
Almagro served as Uruguay's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 2005 to 2010. He had previously held different positions at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. After the 2009 general election, then-president-elect José Mujica appointed him foreign minister, taking office in March 2010, succeeding Pedro Vaz.[2] During his tenure in the Mujica administration, the country received several detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and dozens of Syrian families who were civilian victims, as well as maintained a military presence in Haiti to ensure the reconstruction process after the 2010 earthquake.[3]
After leaving government service, Almagro was elected Senator of the Republic in 2014 for the 48th Legislature and assumed his seat in March 2015, however, he resigned a few months later to take office as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).[4] On March 20, 2020, the OAS General Assembly re-elected him in office for a second term until 2025.[5]
- ^ "OAS chief Almagro expelled by his own party over attacks on Venezuela". December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Las prioridades del nuevo canciller". El Observador. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Finaliza la Misión de Naciones Unidas en Haití (MINUSTAH)". December 22, 2018. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ OAS (August 1, 2009). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". OAS - Organization of American States. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ OAS (August 1, 2009). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". OAS - Organization of American States. Retrieved February 24, 2023.