Susana Malcorra

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Susana Malcorra
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
10 December 2015
President Mauricio Macri
Preceded by Héctor Timerman
Undersecretary General of the United Nations for Field Support
In office
14 March 2008 – 1 March 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Preceded by Jane Lute
Succeeded by Anthony Banbury
Personal details
Born (1954-11-18) 18 November 1954 (age 69)
Rosario, Argentina
Other political
affiliations		 Cambiemos (2015–present)
Alma mater National University of Rosario

Susana Mabel Malcorra (born in 1954, Rosario, Santa Fe) is the current Foreign Relations minister of Argentina appointed by President Mauricio Macri on November 24, 2015.[1] Prior to that she was Chef de Cabinet to the Executive Office at the United Nations, appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in March 2012.[2]

Upon learning of Malcorra's appointment as Minister in Argentina, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated her, adding that: "Ms. Malcorra has served the United Nations with great distinction. [...] I know from my conversations with world leaders and civil society that Ms. Malcorra is well-respected across the world."[3][4][5]

Career

Malcorra served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support. She was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in March 2008, succeeding Jane Holl Lute.[6] Prior to that, she had been Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme, where she oversaw emergency and humanitarian operations in more than 80 countries. During the tsunami emergency in December 2004, she led the first phase of the operational response and mustered human resources, budget, finance, information, technology, telecommunications, administration and security to deal with the disaster.

She had had more than 25 years of experience in the private sector before joining the WFP.

She started her career in IBM Argentina in 1979. During her fourteen years in the company, she held several different positions, the last one being Branch Manager for Public Sector and Services. She was assigned to the headquarters in 1986 as part of the Management Development Programme. She left IBM Argentina in January 1993 to join Telecom Argentina.

During her tenure at Telecom Argentina she again held various responsibilities, from Regional Manager and Head of the Mass Market Unit to Chief Operating Officer. In 2001 she was appointed CEO of the company.

Malcorra graduated as an Electrical Engineer from the University of Rosario, in Rosario, Argentina. She is married and has one son.

References

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Undersecretary General of the United Nations for Field Support
2008–2012		 Succeeded by
Anthony Banbury
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
2015–present		 Incumbent


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