CV Ambassador

1. PERSONAL DATA

NAME: Luis Benigno Gallegos Chiriboga
PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH:Quito, December 13, 1946
PROFESSION:Attorney at Law
CIVIL STATUS: Married
NAME OF THE WIFE: Fabiola Jaramillo Almeida de Gallegos
NAME OF THE CHILDREN:Maria Cristina Gallegos Jaramillo (22) & Jorge Luis Gallegos Jaramillo (19)

2.- ACADEMIC DEGREES

Bachelor in Public and Social Sciences. Central University of Ecuador. 1973
Lawyer. Central University of Ecuador. 1975
Doctor in Laws. Central University of Ecuador. 1975

2.2 POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Diplomacy; Institute of Higher National Studies. IX Course of Security and Development. 1981
Masters of Arts; The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Harvard. 1983.

2.3 STUDIES

Courses on diverse subjects of Law. University of Madrid. 1967-1968,
Course on International Monetary Policy. 1973,
Seminar on International Politics. Impact on the Ecuadorian Economy. 1973,
Course on Consular Practice. 1973,
Course on Protocol Practice. 1974,
Course on Legislation and Oil Economy. 1974,
Course on International Law. Interamerican Legal Committee. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. 1974,
Course on Accounting and Financial Administration. Association of Government Accountants. Chicago, 1978,
Course on Administration. School of Administration. Chicago, 1978,
Seminar on the Peacekeeping and Changing Dynamics of the Security. Interamerican School of Defense. Washington 1979,
Seminar on the Organization of the American States. Washington, 1979,
Seminar on Diplomacy, University of Georgetown. Washington, 1980,
Seminar on International Relations of Latin America (RIAL). Quito, 1981,
International seminar on Latin American Economic Policies. Quito, 1982,
Seminar on Export Promotions, Investments and Tourism in Ecuador. Quito, 1982.
Seminar on Generalized Systems of Most Favored Nations. Quito, 1982
Seminar on Diplomatic Negotiation. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Boston
Seminar on International Crisis. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Boston.
Seminar on Values and Foreign policy. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Boston
Course on Economic Development in Least Developed Countries. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Boston
Workshop on Foreign policy and the process of decision-making in the United States. Washington
Negotiation.School of Law, Harvard University, Cambridge
Course on Intercultural Communication. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Boston
Course on Influence and Power. Harvard Business School of Law and Diplomacy. Cambridge
Workshop on Foreign Assistance. Institute Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota, 1983,
Superior Course of Public Administration
International Seminar “ Tito No-Alineados Contemporáneos”. Yugoslavia, 1986
Seminar on Correct Border Delimitation based on ocean seas. American Inter. 1988
Political seminary of International Commerce. Soc. American Inter. 1988.

3.- LANGUAGES

English, French.

4. - ADMISSION TO THE ECUADORIAN FOREIGN SERVICE

1966.

4.1 POSITIONS IN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

1969: General assistant to the Department of the Organization of the American States, Ministry Foreign Affairs.
1970: Head of Section, Department of Foreign Credit and Technical Assistance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1973: Head of the Section for de United Nations of the Department of Acts and Organisms, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1980: Director of the Department of Planning. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1981: Graduate of the IX Promotion of the Institute of Higher National Studies.
1982-83:Director of the Department of Planning. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Scholarship holder of the program Hubert H. Humphrey “ Norte-Sur” n the School Fletcher of Law and Diplomacy, University of Tufts, administered in cooperation with the University of Harvard.
1983-84: Director of the Department of Territorial Sovereignty. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1984: Director of the Department of Legalization. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1984: Director General of Technical Cooperation and External Credit, A.I. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1989-90: Chief of a main directorate of Information and Media. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1990: Chief of a main directorate of Eastern Europe. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1990-94: Chief of a main directorate of International Projects. Chief of a main directorate of Information Technology. A.I. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sept. 2000 Jan. 2002: Political Undersecretary.Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sept. 2000 Jan.2002: National Coordinator for the Summit of the Americas.
Sept. 2000 Jan.2002: National Coordinator for the Group of Rio.
Sept. 2000 Jan.2002: National Coordinator for the Latin American Iberoamerican Summit.
Sept. 2000 Jan.2002: National Coordinator for the Latin America and the Caribbean / European Union
April 17, 2002 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, New York.

4.2 POSITION IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE ABROAD

1966-1968: Secretary of the Embassy of Ecuador, Madrid-Spain.
1975-1978: Consul General of Ecuador in Chicago, United States of America
1978-1979: Counsellor, Alternate Representative of Ecuador to the Organization of the American States.
1979-1980: Counsellor,of Ecuador Embassy tothe United States of America.
1985-1989: Minister, Chargé d´affairs A.I. of Ecuador in Bulgaria.
1994-1997: Ambassador of Ecuador in El Salvador.
1997-2000: Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ecuador tothe European Office of the United Nations and other International Organisms in Geneva.

5.- DELEGATIONS.

Representative of Ecuador to the Meeting of ARPEL (Asistencia Recíproca Petrolera Latino Americana Estatal). 1972,
Representative to the Coordinating Committee of the Carrizal-Chone Program (Studies Hidroeconómicos of Manabí-Ecuador). 1972,
Delegate to the Sixth Mixed Commission Ecuador-Colombia. 1972,
Delegate to the Second Meeting of the Sub commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation of the Mixed Commission Ecuador-Brazil. 1972,
Delegate to the Meeting on Economic and Technical Cooperation with Japan. 1972
Member of the preparatory Group for the Meeting of the Council of the Program of the Nations United for Development. 1972,
Delegate to Meeting on Technical Cooperation with Hungary. 1972,
Representative to the preparatory meetings for the project of the Mixed Company Cayapas.1972,
Member of the preparatory Work group for the Presidential interview in Rumichaca, Ecuador. 1972,
Member of the Working group for the creation of the Institute of Educative Credit and Scholarships. 1972,
Member of the Working group for the studies related to the loans of the Inter-American Development Bank. 1972,
Representative tothe Sectorial Commission of the Plan of Transformation and Development on Scientific and Technological Policy. 1972,
Delegate to the Vll Ordinary Period of Sessions of the General Assembly of the Organization of the American States. Washington D.C. 1978,
Delegated to the Meeting on Common Patrimony of the Humanity. 1978,
Head of the Delegation from Ecuador to XI the Ordinary Meeting of the Special Commission of Consultation and Negotiation (CECON). Washington 1979,
Delegate to the Meeting of High Level on Commercialization of the Sugar. Washington 1979,-
Delegate to VII Extraordinary Session of the OAS General Assembly Washington, 1979,
Delegate to XVIII OAS Consultation Meeting, Washington 1979
Coordinator, Meeting of Presidents made with occasion of the celebration of the 60^th First Constitution of Ecuador, 1980.
Special Mission to Cuba, 1982,
Special Mission to Peru, 1983,
Delegate to the I Meeting of the General Authority of the Plan of Action for the Protection of the Average Sailor and Coastal Areas of the Southeastern Pacific. Quito, July 1983,
Delegate to XVII the Ordinary Meeting of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific Jul. of 1983. Chosen Executive Secretary
Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the IV Congress of National History and Geography. 1984,
Representative to the National Direction of Civil Defense. 1984.
Member of the Directory of the Ecuador Fulbright Commission. 1984-1985. (To personal title).
Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the National Council of Fishing. 1985,
Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Directory of the Institute of Educative Credit and Scholarships. 1985,
Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Committee of Technical Cooperation. 1985,
Representative to the Meeting with UNESCO in Bulgaria. 1985,
Representative to Delegation Mixed Commission Ecuador-Bulgaria. 1987,
Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to CIESPAL. 1989.
Congress ADIAEN. 1990,
Member of the Directory of Ecuador Fulbright Commission. 1990-1993. (To personal title).
XXI Ordinary Meeting of the Latin American Council. San Salvador, July 1995,
Meeting I, III, V of the Group from Access to Markets.1995-1996,
Meeting of the GEPLACEA. 1996,
Meeting on Coffee. San Salvador 1996-1997
Global system of Commercial Preferences between developing Countries of the UNCTAD. Mayo 1997,
President of the Delegation to the Executive Committee and Advice of the International organization of Migrations. May, 1997,
Delegate to the 85 Conference the International of the International Organization of Work. June, 1997,
President of the Delegation to the ECOSOC. June, 1997
Delegation to the Meeting of the Sub commission for Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. August, 1997
Disarmament conference. 1997
Delegation to the Meeting of the Group Ad hoc of the State Parts in the Convention on Prohibition of the Development, Production and Storage of Biological weapons. September 1997,
President of the Delegation to the Governing Meetings of the organs of the WOIP. September 1997,
Sixth Meeting of the States Parts in the Convention against Torture and other Cruel Treatments or Pains, Inhumane or Degradantes. November, 1997
President of Delegation to the Executive Committee and Advice of the IMO. November 1997,
Disarmament conference. 1998,
President of the Delegation to the 54^th Period of Sessions of the Commission on Human rights. March, 1998,
President of the Delegation to the sessions of the Assemblies of the State Parts of the WOIP.
Meeting of the Executive Committee and the Council of the IMO. March, 1998, May 1998
86 Delegation to the International Conference of Work. June 1998
Head of Delegation. Fourth Periodic Report of Ecuador on International Civil and Political Rights. July 1998,
President of the Delegation. 50 Period of Sessions of the Sub Commission of Prevention of Discriminations and Protection of Minorities. July, 1998
Head of Delegation. First Official Report on the Application of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Ecuador. September 1998,
President of the Non Aligned Delegation. Durban, South Africa. September 1997,
President of the Delegation. Executive committee of UNHCR. September 1998.
President of the Delegation. 45 Period of sessions of the Meeting of Commerce and Development. The UNCTAD. October 1998,
President of the Delegation to the Meeting the UNCTAD Lyon. France. October 1998,
President of the Delegation. 76^th Meeting of the Council of the IMO. November 1998,
President of Delegation. Disarmament Conference.1999, 13°. Period of the Working group on the Convention of Bacteriological weapons. 1999,
Meeting on facultative Protocol of the Convention on Rights 1999,
Permanent Committee of UNHCR. February 1999,
President of the Delegation. Diplomatic conference on Trade embargo. March, 1999,
54 Period of Sessions of the Commission on Human Rights. March, 1999
Third Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum of Forests. May 1999,
8^th Meeting of the Sub Committee of Budget and Finances of the IMO. May 1999
Alternate President. Delegation of the 87R. International Labor Conference
President of the Delegation to the Meetings of the Executive Committee and the nternational Council on Migrations. May 1999,
President of the Delegation. Diplomatic conference for adoption of a new act of the adjustment of Netherlands. June 1999
President of the Delegation Meeting ECOSOC. July 1999,
President of the Delegation. 15^th meeting of the Permanent Committee of UNHCR.
President of the Delegation to the 1999 Forum Program of the International Decade of Natural Disasters. July 1999.
President of the Delegation. XXVII International Conference of the Red Cross and the Half Red Moon. Aug 1999
President of the Delegation to the Assembly of the Worldwide Organization of Intellectual Property. September 1999,
President of the Delegation to the Summit Meeting of G 77. Morocco. Sep.1998,
President of the Delegation. 16R. Meeting of the Permanent Committee of UNHCR Sep. 1999
President of the Delegation. 50 Period of Sessions Executive Committee of UNHCR. Sep. 1999,
President of the Delegation. Commission of Human rights. Special Session. Sep. 1999,
President of the Delegation. First Meeting on Fight against Tobacco Oct. 1999,
President of the Delegation to the Disarmament conference. First Part. 2000
President of the Delegation to X UNCTAD, Bangkok, Thailand. February 2000
Summit of Monaco. Monaco. March 2000,
Representative to the Meeting of the Council of Foundation Charles Darwin. Switzerland, April 2000
President of the Delegation to the 56^th Session of the Commission of Human Rights March - April 2000
Delegation to the General Assembly of the Health International Organization. May 2000
XX meeting of the Rio Group in Washington. 28-30 November 2000
X Ibero American Conference of Heads of State and Government, Panama17 - 18 November 2000
Meeting of the Rio Group, Quebec1-3 October 2000
XX Meeting of the Rio Group in Washington. 28 January to 2 February of 2001,
Conference on modernization of the Foreign Service. Bolivia.4-8 February 2001,
Conference Ecuador 2001. Miami. 28 February 2001,
XX Meeting of the Group of Overhaul and Summit Implementation of the Rio Group. Barbados. 10 March 2001,
Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Vice-Ministers of the Andean Community and Meeting of Presidents of ATPA Beneficiary Countries and Venezuela. Bogota. 9 April 2001,
XX Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Rio Group and X Institutionalized Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Rio Group and the European Union. Chile. 26 - 30 March 2001,
Extraordinary Advisor of the Andean Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Lima 16 - 17 March 2001,
III Summit of the Americas. Quebec.19 - 23 April 2001,
Official Visit to Israel. Political and Cultural agreement. 21 - 27 May 2001,
II Meeting of National Coordinators of the Latin American Summit. 4 - 7 July 2001,
Presidential Visit to Spain. 7 - 14 July 2001,
XV Presidential Summit of the Rio Group. Chile. 13 - 19 August 2001
Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Committee within the framework of II the Summit LAC/EU, Mexico 6 – 8 September of 2001,
Invitation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to visit that country. 10 - 20 September 2001,
IV meeting of the Bioregional Group de Alignments Summit LAC/EU in Brussels. 8 - 10 October 2001,
III Meeting of National Coordinators of XI Latin American Summit. 27 October - 1 November 2001,
XI Latin American Summit of Heads of States and Government. 22 - 23 November 2001,
State Visit of the President of Ecuador to Costa Rica. 4 - 8 December 2001.
Delegation to Guatemala. January 2002.
Delegation to Honduras. January 2002.
Chairman of the Political Committee of the Ministerial Meeting of the Non Aligned Movement held in Durban, South Africa. April 27-29, 2002.
Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee on a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. August 2002
Vice-president of the 57^th session of the UN General Assembly.
Facilitator for the Latin American and Caribbean Group on the item revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. October 2002
Facilitator of the item “strengthening of the United Nations”. October 2002

6.- DIGNITIES

Member of the Directory of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Employees Association. AFESE(for many occasions)
Secretary for the General Assembly of AFESE. 1973
Vice-president of Natural Drinks SALUS. 1975
Manager of SASE. 1990
President of AFESE. 1992
Vice-president of the Commission of Human rights, Geneva 1998
Vice-president of the Assembly of the Parts of the WIPO, Geneva 1997-1999
Member of the Diplomatic Committee, Geneva 1998
President of the ISUG in the UIT (Management for the Diplomatic Community of Geneva), Geneva 1998-1999
President of the II Main Commission of the Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a New Act of the Adjustment of Netherlands, WIPO. Geneva 1999
Vice-president of the Programmatic Forum of the IDNDR, Geneva 1999
Vice-president of the Meeting of G 77. Morocco. 1999
President of the Union of Bern. 1999-2001

7.- ESSAYS AND PUBLICATIONS

Multinational Companies, 1975,
Tuna Nationalism and the Inter-American Relations, 1976,
Illegal Immigration in the United States of America. 1978,
The External Front and Strategic Intelligence in the Military Hypothesis of War Azul-Rojo. IAEN, 1981,
Alignments for Negotiations in Diplomatic case of Kidnapping, 1982,
Differences in the perception of situations of crisis between State-Nation with and without nuclear military capacity, IAEN. 1985,
Interests versus Values in the Foreign Policy of the United States, 1984,
Transference of Technology. 1984,
Geography and the Man in the context of the International Relations
New Theoretical Dimensions. Geographic magazine No.20, the 1984,
Mineral Resources of Ecuador at heart of the sea. Geographic magazine No.21, the 1985,
Perspective of Solution of the Problem in the Middle East after the Gulf War. 1991
Proposal of a Solution for the Conflict in the Middle East as a result of the Gulf War. 1991.

8.- DISTINCTIONS AND DECORATIONS

8.1 DISTINCTIONS

Plaque of the Ecuadorian Board of Aviation, 1978,
Plaque of the Committee President Chicago, 1978,
Plaque, Ecuadorian Binds. Chicago, 1978.
Plaque, IAEN. 1981,
Diploma Commission Fulbright. 1985,
Plaque, CIESPAL. 1990,
Diploma of Honor of the Bolivariana Society of El Salvador. 1995,
Letter of Honor of the Salvadoran Cultural Center. 1997
Professor of Honor. Technological University. San Salvador. 1997
Humanitarian Plaque. National Congress of Ecuador. 1998
Plaque from the Ecuadorian Colony in Geneva 2000
Mention of honor from the Ombud´s Men in Human Rights of the Province of Guayas. 2001.

8.2 CONDECORATIONS

" Gentleman of Madara ". Bulgaria. 1989,
" National Order to the Merit ". France, 1990,
" Order of Branco River ". Brazil, 1991,
" Order Jose Matías Delgado ". El Salvador, 1997,
" Order Antonio Jose de Irisarri " Guatemala. 1999,
" National Order to the Merit " Spain. 2001,
“Order of Quetzal” Guatemala. 2002,
“National Order of Merit”. Ecuador. 2002,
“Order of River Branco” Brazil, 2002,
“Order of Peruvian Sun”, Peru 2002.

9.- CONFERENCES

The United Nations. 1974,
Tuna: Nationalism and Inter-American Relations. XII Annual Conference of the Council of Latin American Studies of the Pacific Coast. University of Arizona. 1976,
Seminary on the economic perspective of Ecuador. Chicago, 1977,
Conference on the National Culture. Club of Lions of Chicago. 1977,
Conference on Political and Economic Aspects of Ecuador. Loop College, Chicago, 1976,
Seminary on Political and Economic Aspects of Ecuador. Committee of Men of Credit for Foreign trade. Chicago, 1977,
Conference on reality of Ecuador. Pan-American advice, Chicago, 1978,
Conference on the concept of Panamericanismo. Pan-American advice, Chicago, 1978,
Conference on Perspective of Investment. Association of Technicians and Ecuadorian Professionals.Chicago, 1978,
Mainorator in the Ceremony of the Pan-American Day. Chicago, 1978,
Conference on " the Guerrilla ". The Red Cross, Quito, 1982,
Seminary on the Changing Policy of the Power. Quito, 1982,
Conference on Ecuador. Students for Development Studies, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Boston, 1982,
Conference on " the Diplomacy of the Attendance ". Minnesota, 1983,
Conference in the Academy military: " the External Front and the Obtaining of Strategic Intelligence ". Quito, 1983,
Conference in the School of International Science: " The International Organizations ". Quito, 1984,
Conference in the Institute of High National Studies: " The United Nations ". Quito, 1984,
Conference in the Military Academy of Air Force: "The Protocol of Rio de Janeiro". Quito, 1985.
Conference on the United Nations. IAEN (Institute of High National Studies). 1989,
Conference on Cooperation the International. FOOTPATH. 1990,
Conferences on Crisis Administration. 1992,
Conferences " Modernization of the Foreign Affairs Ministry ", 1991-1994,
Conference " A System of Information and Management of the Foreign Service " in the First Colloquy on Bases of Data and Ecuadorian Reality. 1992,
Conference on the Modernization of the Foreign Affairs Ministry. San Salvador, December 1993,
Conference in the IAEN. " The new conception of the security and its implications in the Ecuadorian state ". Quito, May 1994,
Conference " Present Situation of the Ecuador-Peru Conflict ", in the University of El Salvador. San Salvador, 1995,
Conference " General Situation of South America ", in the School of High Strategic Studies. San Salvador, 1995,
Seminary of FUSADES, " The Benefits of an Informative System in the Development of a Country ". San Salvador, July 1995,
Conference " Handling International Crisis ", in the School of Commando and General Staff Dr. Manuel Enrique Araujo. San Salvador, 1996,
Conference " Evaluation of Strategies of Security and Development at Worldwide Level ", in the School of High Strategic Studies. San Salvador, 1996.
Conference " Strategic Tendencies of the Worldwide Power ", in the School of High Strategic Studies. San Salvador, 1996,
Conference " World-wide Political Situation ". School of High Strategic Studies. San Salvador. 1997,
Modernization of the Ecuadorian Foreign Service lTU 1997
Modernization of the Ecuadorian Foreign Service. Foreign Affairs Ministry of Uruguay
Discrimination and the Human Rights. Geneva, 1998
Human Rights and the Third Age. Geneva, 1998
Human Rights. Seminary of the National Congress of Ecuador. 1998
The cultural changes and the technological advances. South Africa 1998
The Foreign policy of Ecuador. Foreign Affairs Ministry. Malaysia. 1998
The modernization of the Foreign services, American University, Washington. 1999,
Workshop for a Preliminary Agenda. Foreign policy. FLACSO. January 2001
Binational Strategic seminary on Handling Crisis. January 2001
Globalization in the Foreign Policy. IAEN. January 2001
National seminary on the Ecuadorian Rights of the Migrants. February 2001,
Workshop of Policy of Ecuador. Bilateral relations between Ecuador and the United States. April 2001
Workshop of Policy of Ecuador. Bilateral Relations Ecuador-European Union. April 2001
Colombia Plan. Army Officer's Club. June 2001
The Colombia Plan and its consequences in Ecuador
Crisis in the Andes. Flacso
Ecuador, Colombia Plan and the Andes Initiative.
Security and Human Rights: The challenges. Andes University. October 2001
Ecuador, the Colombia Plan and the Crisis. Andes University. October 2001.

10.- ACADEMICS

Professor of International Law. Military Academy of the Army. Sangolquí, Valley of the Chillos. 1983-1985 and 1990-1994,
Professor of International Law. Military Academy of the Air Force. Quito, 1983-1985 and 1989-1994,
Professor of History of International Law and Development of the International Relations in the School of International Sciences. Quito. 1984 and 1989-1992,
Professor of Foreign policy of the School of International Sciences. Quito, 1991,
Professor of National Reality of the School of International Sciences. Quito, 1991,
Several courses on National Reality, International Negotiation, Solution of Crisis. Presidency of the Republic.