Ambassador Luis Fernando Carrera Castro (Guatemala City, Guatemala, April 19,[citation needed] 1966) is a Guatemalan economist, political analyst and diplomat. He served as Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations during the presidency of Otto Perez Molina. Before that, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs, during the same administration. He is a Guatemalan economist, specializing in fiscal policies, and also a political analyst. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 1990. Then, he obtained an M. Phil. in Economics and Politics of Development, at Cambridge University in 1992.
Luis Fernando Carrera Castro was born in Guatemala City. Son of José Roberto Carrera Bonilla and Judith Castro de Carrera. His father was originally from Guatemala City, and his mother came from Tactic, Alta Verapaz. He began his studies in Guatemala City, but due to the political situation of the country, his father went into exile in 1971 and the rest of the family moved to Costa Rica in 1975, where he finishes primary and secondary school. He finishes his undergraduate studies as Bachelor at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 1990, and then departs to England, to obtain his MPhil degree on Economics and Politics of Development at the University of Cambridge in 1992. He is married to economist Elizabeth Ugalde Miranda, Costa Rican, with whom he has two daughters, Amanda Isabel and Laura Beatriz.
Professional life
Between 1993 and 1994, he was the Research Director for the Latin American regional office of the International Cooperative Alliance, and he was a consultant in rural development programs in El Salvador and Nicaragua, for several European NGO's.
From 1994 to 2007, he worked for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in different capacities, from consultant in Costa Rica and Guatemala, to Deputy Representative in Ecuador, and later Representative in Cape Verde (West Africa) and Panama.
From 2008 to 2010, he worked as Executive Director of the Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales, ICEFI (Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies). From March 2010 until December 2011, he served as Executive Director for the Soros Foundation in Guatemala.
From 2008 through 2011 Carrera wrote a weekly op-ed in elPeriódico, a Guatemalan newspaper, and his editorials were also published by different media outlets in Central America, Spain and the United States. His analysis and comments have also been broadcast on international TV networks, such as CNN, Al Jazeera and the Spanish Television (TVE).
He has written technical abstracts in specialized publications of the United Nations. He has also participated as a speaker in several international seminars and workshops in Europe, Japan, Latin America and the United States.
During his international career, Carrera Castro collaborated in various public policy research and advocacy efforts, aiming to strengthen the capacities of government and civil society for the use of Fiscal Policy as a tool to foster human development. In this regard, he has sought to promote Human Rights compliance through an effective and strategic use of public budgets.[1][2]
SEGEPLAN
Between 2011 and 2012, Carrera was appointed by Otto Perez Molina, President of Guatemala, as Secretary for Planning and Programming (a ministerial level cabinet appointment).
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On January 14, 2013, Carrera was appointed Guatemala's Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Otto Pérez.[3]
Ambassador to the UN
On September 8, 2014, President Otto Pérez announced that Fernando Carrera was being removed from his post as Foreign Affairs Minister, and transferred to the UN, where he served as the Guatemalan Ambassador at the Permanent Mission.[4] Ambassador Carrera presented his credential letters to the UN Secretary General on September 19, 2014.
Because of the political turmoils in Guatemala, in 2015, Ambassador Carrera requested publicly for the resignation of president Perez Molina. After manifesting it in an opinion editorial, he presented his resignation to his post at the UN on August 25, 2015.
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Ambassador Luis Fernando Carrera Castro Guatemala City Guatemala April 19 citation needed 1966 is a Guatemalan economist political analyst and diplomat He served as Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations during the presidency of Otto Perez Molina Before that he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs during the same administration He is a Guatemalan economist specializing in fiscal policies and also a political analyst He obtained his bachelor s degree in economics from Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 1990 Then he obtained an M Phil in Economics and Politics of Development at Cambridge University in 1992 Fernando CarreraMinister of Foreign Affairs of GuatemalaIn office 15 January 2013 16 September 2014PresidentOtto Perez MolinaPreceded byHarold CaballerosSucceeded byCarlos Raul MoralesSecretary Minister National Planning and Programming of GuatemalaIn office 2011 2012Guatemalan Ambassador to the United NationsIn office 19 September 2014 22 September 2015PresidentOtto Perez MolinaPreceded byGert RosenthalSucceeded byJose Alberto Sandoval CojulunPersonal detailsBorn 1966 04 19 April 19 1966 age 57 citation needed Guatemala City GuatemalaSpouseElizabeth UgaldeChildrenAmanda Isabel Laura BeatrizAlma materUNA Cambridge UniversityProfessionEconomist DiplomatWebsiteMINEX Contents 1 Personal History 2 Professional life 2 1 SEGEPLAN 3 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 4 Ambassador to the UN 5 ReferencesPersonal History EditLuis Fernando Carrera Castro was born in Guatemala City Son of Jose Roberto Carrera Bonilla and Judith Castro de Carrera His father was originally from Guatemala City and his mother came from Tactic Alta Verapaz He began his studies in Guatemala City but due to the political situation of the country his father went into exile in 1971 and the rest of the family moved to Costa Rica in 1975 where he finishes primary and secondary school He finishes his undergraduate studies as Bachelor at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 1990 and then departs to England to obtain his MPhil degree on Economics and Politics of Development at the University of Cambridge in 1992 He is married to economist Elizabeth Ugalde Miranda Costa Rican with whom he has two daughters Amanda Isabel and Laura Beatriz Professional life EditBetween 1993 and 1994 he was the Research Director for the Latin American regional office of the International Cooperative Alliance and he was a consultant in rural development programs in El Salvador and Nicaragua for several European NGO s From 1994 to 2007 he worked for the United Nations Children s Fund UNICEF in different capacities from consultant in Costa Rica and Guatemala to Deputy Representative in Ecuador and later Representative in Cape Verde West Africa and Panama From 2008 to 2010 he worked as Executive Director of the Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales ICEFI Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies From March 2010 until December 2011 he served as Executive Director for the Soros Foundation in Guatemala From 2008 through 2011 Carrera wrote a weekly op ed in elPeriodico a Guatemalan newspaper and his editorials were also published by different media outlets in Central America Spain and the United States His analysis and comments have also been broadcast on international TV networks such as CNN Al Jazeera and the Spanish Television TVE He has written technical abstracts in specialized publications of the United Nations He has also participated as a speaker in several international seminars and workshops in Europe Japan Latin America and the United States During his international career Carrera Castro collaborated in various public policy research and advocacy efforts aiming to strengthen the capacities of government and civil society for the use of Fiscal Policy as a tool to foster human development In this regard he has sought to promote Human Rights compliance through an effective and strategic use of public budgets 1 2 SEGEPLAN Edit Between 2011 and 2012 Carrera was appointed by Otto Perez Molina President of Guatemala as Secretary for Planning and Programming a ministerial level cabinet appointment Ministry of Foreign Affairs EditOn January 14 2013 Carrera was appointed Guatemala s Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Otto Perez 3 Ambassador to the UN EditOn September 8 2014 President Otto Perez announced that Fernando Carrera was being removed from his post as Foreign Affairs Minister and transferred to the UN where he served as the Guatemalan Ambassador at the Permanent Mission 4 Ambassador Carrera presented his credential letters to the UN Secretary General on September 19 2014 Because of the political turmoils in Guatemala in 2015 Ambassador Carrera requested publicly for the resignation of president Perez Molina After manifesting it in an opinion editorial he presented his resignation to his post at the UN on August 25 2015 References Edit Short resume On the Wilson Center database Check the Authorities section News on 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