Ana Cecilia Gervasi Diaz is a Peruvian diplomat who has been the country's

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

since 10 December 2022.

Education

Gervasi has a law degree from the

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ( es, link=no, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic Church, being the oldest private ...

and postgraduate degrees in international relations and diplomacy from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. She has a master's degree in international relations from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

and completed doctoral studies at the

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Career

A career diplomat, Gervasi has worked as General Director of Economic Affairs, Economic Promotion and Investment Promotion at Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has also been Peru's Consul General in

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and Washington DC, and a counsellor and delegate of Peru to the United Nations in New York and Geneva, and to the

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. Gervasi was Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and was then appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in August 2022, the first woman to hold the post. She was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs as part of President

Dina Boluarte Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra ( (); born 31 May 1962) is a Peruvian politician, civil servant, and lawyer currently serving as the president of Peru, President of Peru since 7 December 2022. She had served as the Vice President of Peru, first ...

's new cabinet on 10 December 2022, following the arrest and impeachment of

Pedro Castillo José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the president of Peru, President of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022. On 7 December 2022, ...

. None of the 17 ministers appointed are members of a political party with any seats in

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. On 13 December, Gervasi summoned the ambassadors of Mexico,

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and

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after their governments had signed a joint communique expressing concerns over Castillo's dismissal and arrest. Gervasi said on Twitter she "reiterated to them that the presidential succession is constitutional and that the decisions of former president Castillo on December 7 materialized a coup d'état".

References

External links

Government website
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