Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
Assumed office
2 March 2009
Preceded by Felipe Pérez Roque
Personal details
Born Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla
(1958-01-22) 22 January 1958
Mexico City, Mexico
Political party Communist Party of Cuba
Occupation Lawyer

Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla (born 22 January 1958) is a Cuban diplomat and politician. He has served as Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2009.

Biography and career

Rodríguez was born in Mexico City to engineer José María Rodríguez Padilla who held high positions in the Cuban government.[1] Rodríguez Parrilla served as Cuba's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1995 to 2003. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 2, 2009, replacing Felipe Pérez Roque, after serving as the Vice-Minister. This was a result of the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro.

On October 25, 2011, Rodríguez Parrilla addressed the United Nations General Assembly right before the annual non-binding vote calling for the United States to end its embargo against Cuba.[2]

On July 20, 2015, Rodríguez attended the reinauguration of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., making him the first Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit the United States on a diplomatic mission since 1958.[3]

See also

References

  • The Miami Herald, Cuban Economy: Purge Aims to Halt Cuba's Economic Free Fall, Sunday March 8, 2009, Page 1A.
  • St. Petersburg Times, Raul Castro names his team, March 3, 2009.
  • Houston Chronicle, Raul Castro shakes up his Cabinet Some Cuban leaders loyal to Fidel are ousted, March 3, 2009.
  • Cubavision TV, Havana, Cuban state council announces cabinet reshuffle, March 2, 2009
  • The Miami Herald, Cuba: New Foreign Minister Expected to Set New Tone, Tuesday, March 10, 2009, Page 6A
  1. ↑ "Los juniors están en la antesala del poder en Cuba" (in Spanish). Excelsior. 5 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Article on Granma
  3. ↑ Article on Yahoo! News
Political offices
Preceded by
Fernando Remìrez de Estenoz-Barciela		 Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations
1995 – 2003		 Succeeded by
Orlando Requeijo Gual
Preceded by
Felipe Pérez Roque		 Foreign Minister of Cuba
2009 – present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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