Julio Lacarte Muró (March 29, 1918 – March 4, 2016) was a

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an diplomat and politician. A man of the Colorado Party, he ran for Vice-President in 1966. In 1967 he served as Minister of Industry and Commerce in the cabinet of President Oscar Gestido. He also served in several diplomatic and commercial posts: LAFTA, GATT, WTO, UNCTAD, IBRD, OAS. He was a Member of the Appellate Body of the

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. Between 1967 and 1969, he served as president of the

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Career

*On September 24, 1956 he was appointed ambassador in Washington D.C.Julio Lacarte Muró
/ref> *On February 22, 1963 he was accredited as Uruguayan Ambassador to Belgium.

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