Bernardo Álvarez Herrera
Bernardo Álvarez Herrera (
Born in
In September 2008, Herrera was expelled from the United States after Venezuelan President
In December 2010, the U.S. government again expelled Alvarez in response to President Hugo Chavez's refusal to accept President Obama's nomination of
He also served as Venezuela's ambassador to Spain from 2011 to 2013. In fall of 2013, he was appointed secretary general of ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas.[citation needed]
On 2 October 2015. Álvarez was designated Ambassador Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the Organization of American States (OAS).[5]
On 13 May 2016, without leaving his ambassadorship post, Álvarez was designated Acting Deputy Minister for North America.[6]
He died of a heart attack on 25 November 2016 in Caracas.[1] He was married and had three children.[7]
References
- ^ a b "¡ÚLTIMA HORA! Murió de un infarto Bernardo Alvárez, embajador de Venezuela en la OEA" (in Spanish). Maduradas. 25 November 2016.
- ^ a b The Washington Diplomat Newspaper – Ambassador Profile Archived 28 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2 March 2010
- ^ Washington Times – Embassy Row, retrieved 11 December 2013
- ^ "U.S. revokes Venezuelan ambassador's visa". Reuters. 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Bernardo Álvarez es el nuevo embajador de Venezuela ante la OEA" (in Spanish). 2001.com. 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Nombrado Bernardo Álvarez Viceministro Encargado para América del Norte del Ministerio para Relaciones Exteriores" (in Spanish). Noticiero Legal. 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Bernardo Álvarez, Hugo Chávez's Envoy in Washington, Dies at 60". The New York Times. 25 November 2010.
External links
- Official Profile Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States of America
- The Washington Diplomat Newspaper – Ambassador Profile
- Bernardo Álvarez Herrera, "A Benign Revolution: In Defense of Hugo Chávez" July/August 2006 Foreign Affairs
- "Hugo Chávez's Venezuela" 18 January 2006 The Washington Post
- Bernardo Álvarez Herrera, 29 July 2010, Foreign Policy, Colombia Kicks Over the Negotiating Table