Bruno Stagno Ugarte (born 1970) was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of

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from 2006 to 2010 and was the president of the Assembly of States Parties of the

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(ICC) from 2005 to 2008.

Early life and education

Born in Paris, Stagno has academic degrees from

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, and the

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Career

Stagno served as Costa Rica's permanent ambassador to the

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from 2002 to 2006, where he was among other tasks designated Vice-President of the negotiations leading to the 2005 United Nations Summit Outcome Document. In 2005, he succeeded

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's Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein and became the second president of the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC. Stagno's term at the ICC expired in 2008, and he was succeeded by Christian Wenaweser of

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. Stagno became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica on 8 May 2006 and served for a full four-year term under President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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. He established diplomatic relations with 21 countries and led Costa Rica's participation as a Non-Permanent Member of the

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in 2008-2009 as well as negotiations for free trade agreements, and related agreements, with China (2008) and the European Union (2010).

Other activities

Stagno is an Affiliate Professor at the

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(PSIA), as well as a Member of its Strategic CommitteeStrategic Committee

(PSIA). and Scientific Committee. He is an Officier de la Legion d'Honneur (France). Stagno is Deputy Executive Director at Human Rights Watch, responsible for Global Advocacy, and sits on numerous boards and advisory groups, including the Carter Center, Crisis Action, Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect, among others.

References

*Coalition for the International Criminal Court
"Costa Rican Ambassador Elected as Next President of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties"
media advisory, 2004-09-10 *

External links

exxun.com, accessed 2008-04-16 {{DEFAULTSORT:Stagno Ugarte, Bruno 1970 births Living people Academic staff of Sciences Po Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Princeton University alumni University of Paris alumni Costa Rican diplomats Costa Rican people of Italian descent Presidents of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court Permanent Representatives of Costa Rica to the United Nations Foreign ministers of Costa Rica