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.
Juan Gabriel Valdés | |
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| Chilean Ambassador to the United States | |
| Assumed office 23 April 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Silva Navarro |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Felipe Bulnes |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Silva Navarro |
| 13th Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations | |
| In office 2000–2003 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | Juan Somavía |
| Succeeded by | Heraldo Muñoz |
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| Born | Juan Gabriel Valdés Soublette 2 June 1947 Santiago, Chile |
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| Occupation | Political scientist |
In 2014, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet appointed Valdés as Chilean Ambassador to the United States.
From 2000 to 2003, Valdes was Chile's Ambassador to the United Nations.
He is the son of composer Sylvia Soublette and Gabriel Valdes, who also served as a Chilean diplomat.
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