Elsa Kelly

Elsa Rosa Diana Kelly (born 28 February 1939) is an Argentinian lawyer and diplomat. She is currently a judge on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea as an expert. She held various positions within Argentinian diplomacy and served as the Ambassador to Italy, Austria and UNESCO.

Elsa Kelly

Biography

Kelly was born in the city of Buenos Aires on 23 February 1939.[1] She graduated as a lawyer from the University of Buenos Aires in 1960, and was awarded a scholarship by the program of the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Kelly served as professor of Public International Law.[2] She began her diplomatic career by entering the Instituto del Servicio Exterior de la Nación. Kelly became an ambassador in 1984. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, she held several positions including Member of the Higher Council of Ambassadors, Director of Cultural Relations and Director General of Environmental Affairs. She was named as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs under the government of Raúl Alfonsín.[3]

Between 1985 and 1989, she represented Argentina to UNESCO in Paris. She was appointed Ambassador to Italy, a position she held until 2003.[4] Kelly served as an Ambassador to Austria between 2003 and 2006.[5] In 2010, Kelly was appointed by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as national coordinator for the Global Nuclear Summit in Washington D.C. During that year, her name was among the possible successors to Héctor Timerman as the Ambassador to the United States, a position that nevertheless remained in the hands of Alfredo Chiaradía.[6] Kelly was appointed a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on 1 October 2011, becoming the first woman among twenty members that make up the body.[7] She will remain in office for a period of nine years.[8][9]

Awards

Kelly has been decorated by the Governments of Mexico, Ecuador and France (Academic Palms).[1] In 2008, she received the Konex Award in the diplomat category, delivered by the Konex Foundation.[10]

References
  1. "Judge Elsa Kelly". International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. Infobae (8 July 2010). "Elsa Kelly, cerca de la Embajada argentina en Washington" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. Perfil (13 November 2012). "Quién es Elsa Kelly, la esperanza de la Fragata" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  4. Clarín (23 August 2000). "Elsa Kelly, con destino en Roma" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  5. Prensa Argentina (8 February 2010). "Designan a Elsa Kelly como coordinadora nacional para la Cumbre Nuclear Global de Washington" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  6. Página 12 (8 July 2010). "¿Elsa Kelly a Washington?" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  7. "General Assembly Adopts Resolution Aimed at Ensuring Sustainability of World's Fisheries, as It Holds Annual Debate on UN Regime Protecting Seas, Oceans". United Nations. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. Infobae (16 June 2011). "Una diplomática argentina fue designada en el Tribunal del Mar de la ONU" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  9. Infobae Profesional (14 November 2012). "Quién es Elsa Kelly, la esperanza del Gobierno para recuperar la fragata Libertad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  10. Fundación Konex. "Elsa Kelly" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
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