Mariano Fernández (born in 1945), a native of

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, served as the Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). He was appointed to this position by the

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on 16 May 2011. A veteran diplomat, Fernández held various high-ranking positions in the foreign service of the Government of Chile. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile. From 2006 to 2009, he serves as Chile’s Ambassador to the

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. Prior to that, he was Ambassador to a number of European countries and the EU including Great Britain (2002–2006), Spain (2000–2002) and Italy (1992–1994) and in the Chilean Mission to the

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(1990–1992). He was the Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission from 2003 to 2007. In addition to his experience in diplomacy, Fernández also held a variety of positions in civil society, including a member of the Board of Directors of Radio Cooperativa, Vice-Chairman of the Italian-Latin-American Institute (ILAI) (1992–1994) and President of the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA) (1992–1994). Fernández studied law at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile, and social science research methods at the

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. He is married to María Angélica Morales and has three children.

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United Nations Press Release {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Mariano 1945 births Living people Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni University of Bonn alumni Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians Chilean officials of the United Nations Ambassadors of Chile to the United States Ambassadors of Chile to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Chile to Spain Ambassadors of Chile to Italy