The following is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador since 1830, when

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

achieved independence after the dissolution of

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Ministers

*1830: Esteban Febres Cordero *1830–1833: José Félix Valdivieso *1833–1834: Víctor Félix de San Miguel *1834–1835: Manuel Ignacio Pareja *1835–1838: José Miguel González y Alminati *1839–1843: Francisco Marcos *1843–1845:

Benigno Malo Benigno may refer to: ;Surname * Francesco Benigno (born 1967), Italian actor *Joe Benigno (born 1953), American sports radio personality *Teodoro Benigno (1923–2005), Filipino journalist ;Given name * Benigno Aquino Sr. (1894–1947), Filipino ...

*1845: José María Cucalón *1845:

Pedro Carbo Pedro Carbo is a town located in the coastal Guayas, Ecuador, near Manabí province. It is located at the 63 kilometer marker on the road from Guayaquil to Manabí. It is the seat of Pedro Carbo Cantón, founded in 1984. As of the census of 200 ...

*1845:

José María Urbina José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

*1846–1847: José Fernández Salvador *1847–1849: Manuel Gómez de la Torre *1849: Pablo Vásconez *1849–1850:

*1850: Rafael Carvajal *1850–1851: Luis de Saá *1851: José Modesto Larrea *1851–1852:

José de Villamil José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

*1852: Javier Espinoza *1852:

Pedro Fermín Cevallos Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese, and Galician language, Galician name for ''Peter (given name), Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic fo ...

*1852–1855:

Marcos Espinel Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...

*1855: Pacífico Chiriboga *1855–1856: Ramón Borja *1856–1858:

Antonio Mata Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

*1858:

*1859: Camilo Ponce *1859–1861: Roberto Ascásubi *1861–1864: Rafael Carvajal *1864–1865: Pablo Herrera *1865–1867:

Manuel Bustamante Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

*1867–1868: Rafael Carvajal *1868–1869: Camilo Ponce *1869: Rafael Carvajal *1869: Pablo Herrera *1869–1870: Francisco Javier Salazar *1870–1875: Francisco Javier León *1875:

Manuel de Ascásubi Manuel de Ascázubi y Matheu (30 December 1804 – 25 December 1876) served as Vice President of Ecuador from 1847 to 1849 and in that capacity he was also interim List of heads of state of Ecuador, President from 16 October 1849 to 10 June 1850. ...

*1875:

Rafael Pólit Rafael Pólit Cevallos (1823 - 1897) studied at the Central University of Quito and joined the Conservative Party of Ecuador of Gabriel García Moreno. He was President of the Municipal Council of Guayaquil. He was President of the Senate when Con ...

*1875–1876: Manuel Gómez de la Torre *1876: Agustín Guerrero *1877–1878:

*1878–1879: Julio Castro *1879–1881: Cornelio Vernaza *1881–1883:

Francisco Arias Francisco Arias (1533 – 15 May 1605) was a Spanish Catholic author, known as a writer of ascetical treatises. Arias was born in Seville and joined the Society of Jesus at the age of twenty-six. He studied at the University of Alcalá, and was la ...

*1883–1888: José Modesto Espinosa *1888: Elías Lasso *1888–1889: Francisco Javier Salazar *1889: Carlos R. Tobar *1890–1891: Francisco Javier Salazar *1891:

Pedro José Cevallos Pedro José Cevallos Salvador (1830–1892) was List of heads of state of Ecuador, President of Ecuador from 1 July 1888 to 17 August 1888 and Vice President from 1886 to 1890. From April to August 1891 the presidency of Antonio Flores Jijón ...

*1891–1892: Agustín Guerrero *1892–1893: Honorato Vázquez *1893:

Vicente Lucio Salazar Vicente Lucio Salazar (20 December 1832 – 14 February 1896) was Acting President of Ecuador between 16 April 1895 and 1 September 1895. Salazar was Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies in 1873, and President of the Senate in 1892. He bec ...

*1893: Pedro Ignacio Lizarzaburu *1894–1895: Pablo Herrera *1895: Luis Salvador *1895: Aparicio Ribadeneira *1895: Luis F. Carbo *1895–1896: Ignacio Robles *1896: Francisco J. Montalvo *1896: Leonidas Pallares Arteta *1896: José de Lapierre *1896–1897: Rafael Gómez de la Torre *1897: Belisario Albán Mestanza *1897–1898: Rafael Gómez de la Torre *1898–1901: José Peralta *1901: Julio Arias *1901–1903: Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno *1903–1905: Miguel Valverde *1906: Manuel Montalvo *1906–1907: Pacífico Villagómez *1907–1908: Luis F. Carbo *1908: Alfredo Monge *1908–1909: César Borja Lavayen *1909–1910: Francisco X. Aguirre Jado *1910–1911: José Peralta *1911: Juan Francisco Freile Z. *1911–1912: Carlos R. Tobar *1912: Antonio E. Arcos *1912–1913: Cesareo Carrera *1913–1914: Luis Napoleón Dillon *1914–1916: Rafael H. Elizalde *1916–1919: Carlos M. Tobar Borgoño *1919–1920: Augusto Aguirre Aparicio *1920–1924: N. Clemente Ponce *1924: José Rafael Bustamante *1924–1925:

Alberto Larrea Chiriboga Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...

*1925: Camilo Octavio Andrade *1925: José Rafael Bustamante *1926–1929: Homero Viteri Lafronte *1929–1931:

Gonzalo Zaldumbide Gonzalo Zaldumbide (25 December 1884 – 30 November 1965) was an Ecuadorian writer and diplomat, born in Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2 ...

*1931: Modesto Larrea Jijón *1931–1932: Carlos Manuel Larrea *1932: Caton Cárdenas *1932–1933: Antonio J. Quevedo *1933: Francisco Guarderas *1933: Manuel Cabeza de Vaca *1933–1934: José Gabriel Navarro *1934:

Manuel Sotomayor y Luna Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

*1934–1935:

Alejandro Ponce Borja Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksandr ...

*1935–1936: Ángel Isaac Chiriboga *1936–1938: Carlos Manuel Larrea *1938: Luis Bossano *1938–1942: Julio Tobar Donoso *1942–1944: Francisco Guarderas *1944–1945: Camilo Ponce Enríquez *1945–1947: José Vicente Trujillo *1947–1948: Antonio Parra Velasco *1948–1952: Neftalí Ponce Miranda *1952–1953: Teodoro Alvarado Garaicoa *1953: Arturo Borrero Bustamante *1953–1955: Luis Antonio Peñaherrera *1955–1956: Rafael Arizaga Vega *1956: Jorge Villagómez Yépez *1956–1960: Carlos Tobar Zaldumbide *1960–1961: José Ricardo Chiriboga Villagómez *1961: Wilson Vela Hervas *1961–1962: Francisco Acosta Yépez *1962–1963: Benjamín Peralta Páez *1963–1964: Neftalí Ponce Miranda *1964–1965: Gonzalo Escudero Moscoso *1965: Wilson Córdova Moscoso *1965–1966: Luis Valencia Rodríguez *1966: Jorge Salvador Lara *1966–1967:

Jorge Carrera Andrade Jorge Carrera Andrade was an Ecuadorian poet, historian, author, and diplomat during the 20th century. He was born in Quito, Ecuador in 1902. He died in 1978. During his life and after his death he has been recognized with Jorge Luis Borges, Vice ...

*1967–1968: Julio Prado Vallejo *1968: Gustavo Larrea Córdova *1968–1970: Rogelio Valdivieso Eguiguren *1970–1971: José María Ponce Yépez *1971–1972: Rafael García Velasco *1972–1975: Antonio José Lucio Paredes *1975–1976: Carlos Aguirre Asanza *1976: Armando Pesantes García *1976–1977: Jorge Salvador Lara *1977–1979:

José Ayala Lasso José Ayala Lasso (born in Quito on 29 January 1932) is a retired Ecuadorian lawyer and diplomat, currently residing in Quito. He served as Foreign Minister of Ecuador on three occasions. Career Pursuant to United Nations General Assembly ...

*1979–1980: Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco *1980–1981:

Alfonso Barrera Valverde Alfonso Barrera Valverde (1929-2013) was an Ecuadorian writer and diplomat. He was born in Ambato in 1929, the sixth of seven siblings. The family moved to Quito, where the young Alfonso studied at the Colegio La Salle and then at the Central Uni ...

*1981–1984: Luis Valencia Rodríguez *1984–1987: Édgar Terán Terán *1987–1988: Rafael García Velasco *1988–1992: Diego Cordovez Zegers *1992–1994: Diego Paredes Peña *1994–1997: Galo Leoro Franco *1997–1999:

*1999–2000: Benjamín Ortiz Brennan *2000–2003: Heinz Moeller Freile *2003:

Nina Pacari Nina Pacari (Kichwa ''nina'' "fire", ''paqariy'' "to appear, dawn"), born as María Estela Vega Conejo (born 9 October 1961 in Cotacachi, Imbabura) is a Kichwa politician, lawyer and indigenous leader from Ecuador. Biography Nina Pacari studi ...

*2003–2005: Patricio Zuquilanda *2005: Antonio Parra Gil *2005–2007: Francisco Carrión *2007:

María Fernanda Espinosa María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés (born 7 September 1964)
United Nations Press Release, BIO/3968, 7 March 2008.

*2007–2008: María Isabel Salvador *2008–2010:

Fander Falconí Fander Falconí Benitez (born 19 September 1962), is an Ecuadorian economist and politician. He served as Foreign Minister (known in Ecuador as "Chancellor") in the government of President Rafael Correa from December 2008 until his resignation on ...

*2010: Lautaro Pozo Malo (acting) *2010–2016:

Ricardo Patiño Ricardo Armando Patiño Aroca (born 16 May 1954) is an Ecuadorian politician who has served as Foreign minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador from 2010 until 2016, under the government of President Rafael Correa. Previously he was Mi ...

*2016–2017: Guillaume Long *2017–2018:

María Fernanda Espinosa María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés (born 7 September 1964)
United Nations Press Release, BIO/3968, 7 March 2008.

*2018–2020: José Valencia Amores *2020-2021:

Luis Gallegos Luis Gallegos Chiriboga (born 13 December 1946), is an Ecuadorian diplomat. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador since July 2020 until March 2021, appointed by president Lenín Moreno. He was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenip ...

*2021: Manuel Antonio Mejía Dalmau *2021:

Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego (born June 26, 1961) is serving as the Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs since 24 May 2021. He has an LLM from Harvard. He has served as ambassador to the UN in Geneva, in the Ecuadorian Mission to OAS, among ot ...

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