Lourdes Yparraguirre Explained

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.

References

  1. Web site: New Permanent Representative of Philippines Presents Credentials . United Nations . 1 June 2020.
  2. News: Diaz . Jess . P-Noy reappoints Department of Energy chief, 6 envoys . 1 June 2020 . The Philippine Star . January 23, 2015.
  3. Web site: Her Excellency Lourdes O. Yparraguirre . The Washington Diplomat . 1 June 2020.