Preceded by Jorge Valero Role Politician Name Roy Chaderton | Preceded by Luis Alfonso Davila President Hugo Chavez | |
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President Hugo Chavez (2008)
Nicolas Maduro (2013) Born 17 August 1942 (age 81) ( 1942-08-17 ) Profession politician, diplomat, lawyer Political party United Socialist Party of Venezuela | ||
Succeeded by Bernardo Alvarez Herrera | ||
Venezuelan Foreign Minister holds press conference during official visit
Roy Chaderton Matos (born August 17, 1942) is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A graduate of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Chaderton is one of the most experienced members of the Venezuelan diplomatic corps. He was foreign minister from May 2002 to February 2004 in the government of Hugo Chávez.
Contents
- Venezuelan Foreign Minister holds press conference during official visit
- Roy chaderton en la oea responde al embajador de colombia 31 agosto 2015
- Early life and family
- Diplomatic career
- Honours
- References
Roy chaderton en la oea responde al embajador de colombia 31 agosto 2015
Early life and family
Chaderton is the son of Roy Chaderton Farrier, who worked in an oil company, and Elena Matos Arreaza.
Diplomatic career
Chaderton is a senior member of the Venezuelan Diplomatic Service. He served in Poland, Germany, Belgium and the Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations. He was Ambassador to Gabon from 1985 to 1987; Ambassador to Norway from 1987 to 1990; Director General of International Policy from 1990 to 1993; Ambassador to Canada from 1993 to 1994; Vice Minister of Foreign Relations from 1994 to 1995; Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000; Ambassador to Colombia from 2001 to 2002; Minister of Foreign Relations from 2002 to 2004; Ambassador to France from 2004 to 2007; Ambassador to Mexico and Ambassador Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2008 to 2015.
He’s currently the chancellery coordinator at the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry [1], deputy at the Latin American Parliament in Panama, Venezuelan Ambassador empowered to pursue peace talks with the Government of Colombia and FARC in Cuba and recently appointed In-charge of International Affairs of the PSUV [2]
Honours
