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Peru: Amb Roman Morey appointed as Permanent Representative to UN

Photo: ANDINA/Andres Valle

Photo: ANDINA/Andres Valle

13:39 | Lima, Jul. 19.

The Government —through Supreme Resolution No. 136-2024-RE— has appointed retired Ambassador Enrique Roman Morey, with over 50 years of diplomatic career, as Peru's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City, United States of America.

Ambassador Roman Morey has held numerous positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served in various missions abroad.

In the past, the diplomat served as Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations in New York, holding the General Assembly Vice-Presidency and the interim Presidency.


His appointment aims to consolidate Peru's outreach in international organizations, as well as to strengthen multilateral relations and advocate for national interests.

The diplomat has vast experience. In the 1990s, he was elected Secretary-General of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) a significant position he held for eight years.

Roman Morey was reelected by acclamation for a second term. Under his leadership, OPANAL achieved full regionalization with the incorporation of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Cuba.

Similarly, he served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in Geneva between 2000 and 2006, during which time he led significant international conferences.

He was also elected by the United Nations General Assembly as Inspector a position he held from 2008 to 2011.

On behalf of the Ministry, Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea expressed gratitude to distinguished jurist Victor Garcia Toma, who held this important position since September 2023.

The Peruvian Cabinet member wished Garcia Toma success in his personal and professional endeavors, in accordance with his highly esteemed career.

In turn, Ambassador Roman Morey will take up duties in the second half of August.

Editor's note: Information provided by Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Published: 7/19/2024