Juan Gabriel Valdés

Juan Gabriel Valdés Soublette (Santiago, June 2, 1947) is a Chilean political scientist, diplomat and former minister during the Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle presidency. Between 1973 and 1976 he studied political science at Princeton University in the United States, where he obtained a Ph.D.[1]

Juan Gabriel Valdés
52nd Chilean Ambassador to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
President	Michelle Bachelet
Preceded by	Felipe Bulnes
13th Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
In office 2000–2003
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Juan Somavía
Succeeded by	Heraldo Muñoz
Personal details
Born	Juan Gabriel Valdés Soublette 2 July 1947 Santiago, Chile
Nationality	Chilean
Father	Gabriel Valdés
Alma mater	Princeton University
Occupation	Political scientist

In 2014, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet appointed Valdés as Chilean Ambassador to the United States.[2]

From 2000 to 2003, Valdes was Chile's Ambassador to the United Nations.

He is the son of Gabriel Valdes, who also served as a Chilean diplomat.

Other activities

Juan Gabriel Valdés is a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today's national leaders. It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with Heads of Government on governance-related issues of concern to them.

References

1. El Mercurio (Santiago), 24 April 2005, p.D19
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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