The Ambassador to the United States is the chief diplomat representing Uruguay in the United States. The Uruguayan legation to the United States was opened June 13, 1900, with most representatives holding the title Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (or Minister). It was upgraded to a full embassy on September 3, 1941, with representatives holding the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (or Ambassador).
The current embassy building, opened in 2001, is located at 1913 I Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006.
Uruguayan Ministers Plenipotentiary to the United States NameAppointedNotesJuan Cuestas June 13, 1900 Minister ResidentLuis Alberto de Herrera November 1902 Chargé d'affaires a.i.Eduardo Acevedo Diaz February 1904 Luis Melián Lafinur December 1906 Carlos Maria de Pena May 31, 1911 Hugo V. de Pena April 30, 1918 Chargé d'affaires a.i.Pedro Cosio November 21, 1918 Jacobo Varela October 4, 1919 March 29, 1934
Uruguayan Ambassadors to the United States Name Diplomatic agrément, appointed Diplomatic accreditation NotesJuan Carlos Blanco August 25, 1941 José Antonio Mora May 3, 1948 Chargé d'affaires a.i.Alberto Domínguez-Cámpora November 30, 1948 José Antonio Mora December 26, 1950 Chargé d'affaires a.i.José Antonio Mora March 15, 1951 Julio A. Lacarte Muró September 24, 1956 Carlos A. Clulow January 29, 1960 Juan Felipe Yriart September 23, 1963 Hector Luisi January 31, 1969 José Pérez Caldas November 26, 1974 Jorge Pacheco Areco May 15, 1980 Alejandro Vegh Villegas July 30, 1982 Italo L. Sordo Alonso December 9, 1983 Chargé d'affaires a.i.Walter Ravenna March 2, 1984 Hector Luisi September 5, 1985 Eduardo Mac Gillycuddy September 27, 1990 Alvaro Diez de Medina July 1995 Hugo Fernández Faingold May 2000 Carlos Gianelli July 2005 Carlos Pita 2012 Carlos GianelliJuly 23, 2015August 3, 2015Andrés Durán Hareau June 2020 Chief of Protocol, Diplomatic Representation for Oriental Republic of Uruguay,
See also Politics of Uruguay
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