Alfredo Vicente Chiaradia

Born on February 15,1945, in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Married, four children.

Diplomatic Career:

October 2004-                             Secretary of Trade and International Economic Relations
August 2002/October 2004        Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Geneva and to the World Trade Organization
January/August 2002                  Undersecretary for International Trade
June/December 2001                 Foreign Trade Representative
April 1999/June 2001                 Ambassador to Japan
August 1996/February 1999      Undersecretary for Latin American Affairs, Buenos Aires
December 1994/August 1996   Undersecretary for International Economic Negotiations, Buenos Aires
August/December 1994             Chief of Cabinet to the Secretary of International Economic Relations, Buenos Aires
January 1993-August 1994        Consul General  and Director of the Center for Argentine Promotion in Frankfurt , Germany
August 1989/January 1993         Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York
June 1988/July 1989                   Chief of Cabinet to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
October 1987/June 1988           Chief of Cabinet to the Secretary of International Economic Relations, Buenos Aires
1973-1987                                   Several Positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassies of Argentina in Canada, Germany and the United States

Academic Background:

1971-1972               Argentine Foreign Service Institute, Buenos Aires
1970-1973               Professor of Economic Theory, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa
1968                         Master in Political Economy, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Decorations:

Bolivia:                     Great Cross, Order of Condor de los Andes
Bolivia:                     Great Cross, Order of Simón Bolivar
Brazil:                       Great Cross, Order of Río Branco
Chile:                        Great Cross, Order of Bernardo O´Hoggins
Chile:                        Great Cross, Order of Merit
Colombia:                Great Cross, Order of San Carlos
Ecuador:                  Great Cross, National Order of Merit
Japan:                      Grand Cordon, Order of the  Rising Sun
Venezuela:               First Class, Order Francisco de Miranda
Mexico:                     Encomienda, Order of the Aztec Eagle
Brazil:                        Grand Officer, Order of Rio Branco
France:                     Grand Officer, National Order of Merit
Italy:                           Grand Officer, Order of Merit