Former Argentine ambassador to the United States, Gerardo Werthein, started his new position by doing a thorough clean-up and asked the entire team of Diana Mondino's officials to resign.
Werthein suggested that Eduardo Bustamante , Diana Mondino's vice-chancellor, step aside; Marcelo Cima , Secretary of International Trade and career diplomat; Paola Di Chiaro, Secretary of the Malvinas area and political leader from Mauricio Macri's PRO, as well as the Secretary of Coordination and Planning of the Foreign Ministry; Ernesto Gaspari . He also requested the resignation of the Undersecretary of Latin American Affairs, Mariano Vergara ; the Undersecretary of Foreign Policy, Marcia Levaggi , and her counterpart for Export Promotion, Ramiro Velloso .
The new foreign minister will clean up the Foreign Ministry The government asked Diana Mondino to resign after the vote in favor of Cuba in the United Nations General Assembly.
It is not known what the fate will be for the former Buenos Aires deputy Nahuel Sotelo , who was chosen a few months ago by Javier Milei himself as the Secretary of Culture and Civilization.
For his part, Werthein, who was sworn in yesterday afternoon as the new head of the Foreign Ministry, already met yesterday with the President to discuss what his role will be and the tasks he will have to carry out. Among the most urgent milestones are the visit of Emmanuel Macron and participation in the G20.
On the other hand, former ambassador Werthein will also have to manage the future agreement between Mercosur and the European Union and the strategic alignment with the United States. However, the new approach could cool relations with China and the focus on the continuity of key positions in the Ministry.
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