Luis Valencia Rodríguez

Luis Valencia Rodríguez
Luis Valencia Rodríguez
; Ecuador Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; December 14, 1965 – March 31, 1966
President	Military Junta of Government
Preceded by	Wilson Córdova Moscoso
Succeeded by	Jorge Salvador Lara
	In office; November 15, 1981 – September 8, 1984
President	Osvaldo Hurtado
Preceded by	Alfonso Barrera Valverde
Succeeded by	Édgar Terán Terán
; Ecuador Ambassador to Bolivia
	In office; 1969–1971
; Ecuador Ambassador to Brazil
	In office; 1971–1974
; Ecuador Ambassador to Peru
	In office; 1974–1978
	In office; 2005–2006
; Ecuador Ambassador to Venezuela
	In office; 1978–1979
; Ecuador Ambassador to Argentina
	In office; 1989–1991
; Ecuador Ambassador and Permantent Representative to the United Nations
	In office; 1994–1999
; President of the Ecuadorean Delegation; III United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
	In office; 1994–1999
; President United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
	In office; 1972–1974
	In office; 1984–1986
	In office; 1992–1994
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1926; Quito, Ecuador
Died	August 18, 2022 (aged 96); Quito, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorean
Spouse	Cleopatra Moreno Estrella (1952–2022)
Parent(s)	Pedro Leonidas Valencia, María Guadalupe Rodríguez
Alma mater	Universidad Central del Ecuador
Profession	Jurist, diplomat
Awards	Grand Cross National Order of San Lorenzo; Grand Cross National Order of Merit

Luis Valencia Rodríguez (March 5, 1926 – August 18, 2022^[1]) was an Ecuadorean jurist, diplomat, academic and writer. He served as Ecuador Minister of Foreign Affairs on two occasions.^[2] He served as Ecuador ambassador to Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina and as Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in New York. He was member and president of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. ^[3]

References edit

^ https://boletin.cancilleria.gob.ec/semblanza-homenaje-a-luis-valencia-rodriguez/
^ "Listado de Cancilleres". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ Asociación de Funcionarios y Empleados del Servicio Exterior, AFESE, ed. (1997). Anuario del servicio exterior ecuatoriano (in Spanish). Quito: AFESE. p. 271-273.

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Luis Valencia Rodríguez


Ecuador Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office December 14, 1965 (1965-12-14) – March 31, 1966 (1966-03-31)
President	Military Junta of Government
Preceded by	Wilson Córdova Moscoso
Succeeded by	Jorge Salvador Lara
In office November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15) – September 8, 1984 (1984-09-08)
President	Osvaldo Hurtado
Preceded by	Alfonso Barrera Valverde
Succeeded by	Édgar Terán Terán
Ecuador Ambassador to Bolivia
In office 1969–1971
Ecuador Ambassador to Brazil
In office 1971–1974
Ecuador Ambassador to Peru
In office 1974–1978
In office 2005–2006
Ecuador Ambassador to Venezuela
In office 1978–1979
Ecuador Ambassador to Argentina
In office 1989–1991
Ecuador Ambassador and Permantent Representative to the United Nations
In office 1994–1999
President of the Ecuadorean Delegation III United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
In office 1994–1999
President United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
In office 1972–1974
In office 1984–1986
In office 1992–1994

Personal details
Born	(1926-03-05)March 5, 1926 Quito, Ecuador
Died	August 18, 2022(2022-08-18) (aged 96) Quito, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorean
Spouse	Cleopatra Moreno Estrella (1952–2022)
Parent(s)	Pedro Leonidas Valencia, María Guadalupe Rodríguez
Alma mater	Universidad Central del Ecuador
Profession	Jurist, diplomat
Awards	Grand Cross National Order of San Lorenzo Grand Cross National Order of Merit