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Gonzalo Fernández (Uruguayan politician)

Gonzalo Daniel Fernández Domínguez (born 21 March 1952) is a Uruguayan lawyer, politician and former Foreign Minister of Uruguay, having been appointed in March 2008. Subsequently he was Defense Minister until 1 March 2010.

Gonzalo Fernández
Gonzalo Fernández un 2008.
Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay
In office
3 March 2008 – 31 August 2009
PresidentTabaré Vázquez
Preceded byReinaldo Gargano
Succeeded byPedro Vaz
Personal details
Born
Gonzalo Daniel Fernández Domínguez

(1952-03-21) 21 March 1952 (age 71)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality Uruguay
Political partyBroad Front
SpouseCecilia Salom
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
Occupationpolitician, lawyer, diplomat

Background

Fernández was previously a senior aide to the President of Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez from 2005 to 2008.

His professional training was as a lawyer. Prior to working at the Secretariat of the Presidency, Fernández had worked as a lawyer for Vázquez when the latter was a practising medical doctor.[1] A socialist, he was noted for his pragmatism and mastery of complex negotiations, and was seen as less ideological than his fellow-socialist predecessor as Foreign Minister, Reinaldo Gargano.[2][3]

Issues

A number of salient foreign affairs issues which Fernández inherited as Foreign Minister could be identified. These included:

Trade liberalization

Proposed moves for the liberalization of trade with the United States which he was thought to favour personally, but to which many of his left-wing party colleagues were viscerally opposed. A wider issue related to Uruguay's membership of, and hosting of the Secretariat of, Mercosur, the regional trade agreement. The challenge of Fernández was thus to pursue stable relations with Uruguay's regional trading partners with the goal of a climate favouring economic growth, while seeking not to disabuse openly the aspirations of the statist and protectionist Uruguayan Left, which supported the government in which he served.

Relations with Cuba and Venezuela

These were championed by his predecessor Reinaldo Gargano. Fernández's appointment came as Fidel Castro, long regarded as a mythical, cult figure by the Uruguayan Left, particularly after Castro's associate Che Guevara visited the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este, stepped down as President of Cuba. His appointment also coincided with the deterioration of relations between Venezuela and Colombia amidst threats of war, with Venezuela's sharp differences with the United States coming especially into focus. While Fernández's presumed less ideological approach to links with Venezuela and Cuba may not have been greatly significant at a personal level, it was thought that Fernández is likely to press hard for Uruguay to avoid becoming embroiled in anti-American political rhetoric. While in September 2008 Venezuela and Bolivia expelled their respective US Ambassadors, it was hard to envisage Uruguayan foreign policy under Fernández, though rhetorically very pro-Venezuela, taking such an anti-American line.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pedro Vaz, nuevo canciller". 17 August 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.uruwashi.org/images/AF04B.jpg Gonzalo Fernández (centre)] at a meeting in Washington, DC
  3. ^ http://mercopress.com/vernoticia.do?id=12799&formato=HTML Uruguayan ministerial appointments, March 2008

gonzalo, fernández, uruguayan, politician, gonzalo, daniel, fernández, domínguez, born, march, 1952, uruguayan, lawyer, politician, former, foreign, minister, uruguay, having, been, appointed, march, 2008, subsequently, defense, minister, until, march, 2010, g. Gonzalo Daniel Fernandez Dominguez born 21 March 1952 is a Uruguayan lawyer politician and former Foreign Minister of Uruguay having been appointed in March 2008 Subsequently he was Defense Minister until 1 March 2010 Gonzalo FernandezGonzalo Fernandez un 2008 Minister of Foreign Relations of UruguayIn office 3 March 2008 31 August 2009PresidentTabare VazquezPreceded byReinaldo GarganoSucceeded byPedro VazPersonal detailsBornGonzalo Daniel Fernandez Dominguez 1952 03 21 21 March 1952 age 71 Montevideo UruguayNationality UruguayPolitical partyBroad FrontSpouseCecilia SalomAlma materUniversity of the RepublicOccupationpolitician lawyer diplomat Contents 1 Background 2 Issues 2 1 Trade liberalization 2 2 Relations with Cuba and Venezuela 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground EditFernandez was previously a senior aide to the President of Uruguay Tabare Vazquez from 2005 to 2008 His professional training was as a lawyer Prior to working at the Secretariat of the Presidency Fernandez had worked as a lawyer for Vazquez when the latter was a practising medical doctor 1 A socialist he was noted for his pragmatism and mastery of complex negotiations and was seen as less ideological than his fellow socialist predecessor as Foreign Minister Reinaldo Gargano 2 3 Issues EditA number of salient foreign affairs issues which Fernandez inherited as Foreign Minister could be identified These included Trade liberalization Edit Proposed moves for the liberalization of trade with the United States which he was thought to favour personally but to which many of his left wing party colleagues were viscerally opposed A wider issue related to Uruguay s membership of and hosting of the Secretariat of Mercosur the regional trade agreement The challenge of Fernandez was thus to pursue stable relations with Uruguay s regional trading partners with the goal of a climate favouring economic growth while seeking not to disabuse openly the aspirations of the statist and protectionist Uruguayan Left which supported the government in which he served Relations with Cuba and Venezuela Edit These were championed by his predecessor Reinaldo Gargano Fernandez s appointment came as Fidel Castro long regarded as a mythical cult figure by the Uruguayan Left particularly after Castro s associate Che Guevara visited the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este stepped down as President of Cuba His appointment also coincided with the deterioration of relations between Venezuela and Colombia amidst threats of war with Venezuela s sharp differences with the United States coming especially into focus While Fernandez s presumed less ideological approach to links with Venezuela and Cuba may not have been greatly significant at a personal level it was thought that Fernandez is likely to press hard for Uruguay to avoid becoming embroiled in anti American political rhetoric While in September 2008 Venezuela and Bolivia expelled their respective US Ambassadors it was hard to envisage Uruguayan foreign policy under Fernandez though rhetorically very pro Venezuela taking such an anti American line See also EditPolitics of UruguayReferences Edit Pedro Vaz nuevo canciller 17 August 2009 http www uruwashi org images AF04B jpg Gonzalo Fernandez centre at a meeting in Washington DC http mercopress com vernoticia do id 12799 amp formato HTML Uruguayan ministerial appointments March 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gonzalo Fernandez Uruguayan politician amp oldid 1145660642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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