Juan Gabriel Valdés Soublette (

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, June 2, 1947) is a

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political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

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and former minister during the

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz–Tagle (; born 24 June 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineering, civil engineer who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was also a Senate of Chile, Senator, fulfilling the role of ...

presidency. Between 1973 and 1976 he studied political science at

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in the

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, where he obtained a Ph.D. El Mercurio (Santiago), 24 April 2005, p.D19 In 2014, Chilean president

Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the presidency. She was re-elected in December ...

appointed Valdés as Chilean ambassador to the

. From 2000 to 2003, Valdes was Chile's

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. He is the son of composer Sylvia Soublette and Gabriel Valdes, who also served as a Chilean diplomat.

Other activities

Juan Gabriel Valdés is a member of the

Global Leadership Foundation The Global Leadership Foundation (GLF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization consisting of a network of former heads of state/government and other distinguished leaders (GLF Members), who seek to assist developing countries in improving gov ...

, an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today's national leaders. It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with heads of government on governance-related issues of concern to them.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdes, Juan Gabriel 1947 births Living people People from Santiago, Chile Ambassadors of Chile to the United States Permanent representatives of Chile to the United Nations Chilean political scientists Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Alumni of the University of Essex Princeton University alumni Socialist Party of Chile politicians