Fernando Carrera

Ambassador Luis Fernando Carrera Castro (Guatemala City, Guatemala, April 19, 1966) is a Guatemalan economist, political analyst and diplomat. He served as Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations during the presidency of Otto Perez Molina. Before that, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs, during the same administration. He is a Guatemalan economist, specializing in fiscal policies, and also a political analyst. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 1990. Then, he obtained an M. Phil. in Economics and Politics of Development, at Cambridge University in 1992.

Fernando Carrera
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala
In office
15 January 2013  16 September 2014
PresidentOtto Pérez Molina
Preceded byHarold Caballeros
Succeeded byCarlos Raúl Morales
Secretary (Minister) National Planning and Programming of Guatemala
In office
2011–2012
Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
19 September 2014  22 September 2015
PresidentOtto Pérez Molina
Preceded byGert Rosenthal
Succeeded byJosé Alberto Sandoval Cojulún
Personal details
Born (1966-04-19) April 19, 1966
Guatemala City Guatemala
SpouseElizabeth Ugalde
ChildrenAmanda Isabel
Laura Beatriz
Alma materUNA
Cambridge University
ProfessionEconomist/Diplomat
WebsiteMINEX
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