Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
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Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla (born 22 January 1958) is a Cuban diplomat and politician. He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, and has served as Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2009.
Biography and career
Rodríguez was born in Mexico City to engineer José María Rodríguez Padilla who held high positions in the Cuban government.[1]
He was President of the Federation of High School Students (FEEM) and leader of the Federation of University Students (FEU). Graduated with a Law Degree, he was a professor of Public International Law at the University of Havana. In 1986 he was elected Secretary of International Affairs of the National Committee of the Young Communist League (UJC) and in 1991 he was appointed director of the newspaper Juventud Rebelde.
He served in the Republic of Angola as an officer in the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Involvement in Cuban diplomacy
Rodríguez Parrilla served as Cuba's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1995 to 2003. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 2, 2009, replacing Felipe Pérez Roque, after serving as the Vice-Minister. This was a result of the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro.
On October 25, 2011, Rodríguez Parrilla addressed the United Nations General Assembly right before the annual non-binding vote calling for the United States to end its embargo against Cuba.[2]
On July 20, 2015, Rodríguez attended the reinauguration of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., making him the first Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit the United States on a diplomatic mission since 1958.[3]
Awards
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 3rd degree (26 April 2011, Ukraine)[4]
See also
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References
- The Miami Herald, Cuban Economy: Purge Aims to Halt Cuba's Economic Free Fall, Sunday March 8, 2009, Page 1A.
- St. Petersburg Times, Raul Castro names his team, March 3, 2009.
- Houston Chronicle, Raul Castro shakes up his Cabinet Some Cuban leaders loyal to Fidel are ousted, March 3, 2009.
- Cubavision TV, Havana, Cuban state council announces cabinet reshuffle, March 2, 2009
- The Miami Herald, Cuba: New Foreign Minister Expected to Set New Tone, Tuesday, March 10, 2009, Page 6A
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090306080555/http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/pdf/martes/pagina5.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071011123545/http://wtopnews.com/?nid=105
- https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6992631
- https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52868R20090309
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090401152243/http://www.periodico26.cu/english/news_cuba/mar2009/official-note030209.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090101182936/http://www.embacubalebanon.com/cur_min1.html
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- Ministers of foreign affairs of Cuba
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Mexican people of Cuban descent
- Cuban people of Mexican descent
- Communist Party of Cuba politicians
- Permanent representatives of Cuba to the United Nations
- Politicians from Mexico City
- 1990s in Cuba
- 2000s in Cuba
- 2010s in Cuba
- 20th-century Cuban politicians
- 21st-century Cuban politicians
- Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class