Lourdes Yparraguirre | |
Office: | 19th Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations |
President: | Benigno Aquino III |
Term Start: | April 22, 2015 |
Term End: | April 19, 2017 |
Predecessor: | Libran N. Cabactulan |
Successor: | Teodoro Locsin Jr. |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Occupation: | Diplomat |
Lourdes Ortiz Yparraguirre is a Filipina diplomat who presented her credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on April 22, 2015 as Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations.[1] [2]
Yparraguirre also served as Ambassador to Austria with concurrent appointments to Croatia, Slovenia and Slovakia; Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Office in Vienna, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization and the International Anti-Corruption Academy, as well as Resident Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).[3]
Yparraguirre earned a diploma in international economics and development from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies from Maryknoll College in Quezon City, Philippines.