Allan Wagner or Edward Allan Wagner-Tizón (born February 7, 1942) is a

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

vian

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who has served three times as his country's

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from 1985 to 1990, 2002 to 2003, and also in 2021. He also served as Peru's

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from 2006 to 2007. In 2008, he was Peru's representative before the

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in the case concerning

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of its maritime borders with Chile.

Early life and education

Wagner-Tizon was born in 1942, the son of Carlos Adolfo Wagner-Vizcarra and María Antonieta Tizón-Ponce. He completed his primary studies at the Marist School of San Isidro (''Colegio Maristas de San Isidro'') and high school at the Great Ignacio Merino de Talara School Unit. He then studied chemical engineering at the

National University of Engineering The National University of Engineering (, UNI) is a public engineering and science university located in the Rímac District of Lima, Peru. It's widely considered as one of Peru's most prestigious educational institutions. History The National ...

, as well as at the

National University of Trujillo The National University of Trujillo () (UNT) is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru, capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was founded by Simón Bolívar and José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, who met in Huama ...

from 1959 to 1962. He also studied humanities at the

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (, 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 institution of higher learning in the country. The Peru ...

from 1963 to 1964.

Career

Wagner began his career at the

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on May 2, 1963 where he earned a position of Assistant (5th class) following competitive public exams. He later oversaw Peru’s participation in the General Agreement on Customs Tariffs and Trade, traveling to

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to train in international trade negotiations. He became

in 1985 in the Alan Garcia government, serving until 1990. In February 1986, Wagner and the economic minister, Luis Alva Castro, met with the

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to discuss the latter's threats to declare Peru ineligible for further borrowings unless it paid $75 million in overdue payments. The same week, he was one of eight Latin American foreign ministers who met with

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, to ask the United States to stop supporting Nicaraguan rebels and to engage in talks with the governing Sandanistas. In 1992, Wagner Tizon was Peruvian Ambassador to

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. He resigned in protest when the Peruvian legislature was dissolved, the constitution was suspended, and the president,

Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.* * * * * * * Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's fir ...

, called a state of emergency. In 1995, Wagner was serving as director of development of organisation Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA) concerned with the implications of the TRIP agreement for Latin America. In 1998, as foreign minister, Wagner signed a petition asking the UN to work towards liberalisation of drug laws. Wagner was sworn in again as foreign minister in 2002 by President Alejandro Toledo, a role he held until 2003. Wagner participated in various meetings that led to the signing of the

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and the creation of the Andean Group (today's

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). He served as

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of the community from 2004 to 2006. Wagner also served as

of Peru from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, he hosted US Defence Secretary

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and tried to downplay concerns that the US was looking for a home for an

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base in Peru in the face of widespread public disapproval. In 2008, he was Peru's representative before the

in a case concerning

of its maritime borders with Chile. In 2018, he was appointed to head up a commission to provide recommendations for judicial reform.

Early life and education

Career

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