Sabino Vaca Narvaja Explained

Sabino Vaca Narvaja
Office:Ambassador of Argentina to China
Term Start:14 April 2021
Term End:10 December 2023
Predecessor:Luis María Kreckler
Successor:Marcelo Suárez Salvia
Birth Date:8 April 1975
Birth Place:Córdoba, Argentina
Profession:Political scientist, professor, diplomat
Alma Mater:National University of Lanús
Parents:Fernando Vaca Narvaja
María Josefina Flemming

Gustavo Sabino Vaca Narvaja (born 8 April 1975) is an Argentine political scientist and diplomat, and the current ambassador of Argentina to the People's Republic of China.

Early life and education

Vaca Narvaja was born on 4 April 1975 in Córdoba,[1] son of Fernando Vaca Narvaja and María Josefa Fleming. His father is a politician who was active in Montoneros, a leftist armed group, in the 1970s. Shortly after Sabino's birth, the family went into exile and settled in Cuba, where he was brought up.[2] [3]

Vaca Narvaja has a licenciatura degree in political science from the National University of Lanús (UNLa) and a postgraduate degree on national defense from the Universidad de la Defensa Nacional. He has taught courses at university level and conducted research in his field.[1] [4]

Career

An expert on China affairs, he led the Sino-Argentine co-operation programme (ProSA) of the UNLa Department of Planning and Public Policy. He was also Director General of International Affairs of the Argentine Senate from 2012 to 2015, and served as a legislative aide for the Front for Victory parliamentary bloc in the Senate as well.[5]

In 2020, Vaca Narvaja was appointed to the Argentine Embassy in Beijing as special envoy for Commercial Promotion and Investments in China. In March 2021, the Argentine government appointed Vaca Narvaja as Argentine Ambassador in China, as a replacement for Luis María Kreckler, who never presented his credentials before the Chinese government.[6] Vaca Narvaja presented his credentials on 15 April 2021.[7]

In February 2022, Vaca Narvaja accompanied Argentine president Alberto Fernández on his first state visit to China, and oversaw the officialisation of Argentina's entry into the Belt and Road Initiative.[8] [9]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charla virtual con Sabino Vaca Narvaja. Cámara Argentino-China. 1 June 2021. 7 February 2022. es.
  2. Web site: De Montoneros a lugares clave en el Gobierno: el ascenso de los Vaca Narvaja en el poder. Clarín. 6 June 2021. 7 February 2022. Mayol. Federico. es.
  3. Web site: Quién es Sabino Vaca Narvaja, el hijo de un fundador de Montoneros que se hará cargo de la Embajada en China. Clarín. Niebieskikwiat. Natasha. 25 December 2020. 7 February 2022. es.
  4. Web site: Luis Kreckler, un experimentado diplomático, será embajador en China y lo secundará Sabino Vaca Narvaja. Infobae. Mercado. Silvia. 23 January 2020. 7 February 2022. es.
  5. Web site: Sabino Vaca Narvaja, el "chinólogo" elegido por Alberto Fernández y Cristina Kirchner para una embajada clave. La Nación. 10 February 2021. 7 February 2022. es.
  6. Web site: El Gobierno oficializó la designación de Sabino Vaca Narvaja como nuevo embajador en China. Infobae. 5 March 2021. 7 February 2022. es.
  7. Web site: El embajador argentino en China presentó las cartas credenciales a Xi Jinping en persona. Perfil. 15 April 2021. 7 February 2022. es.
  8. Web site: Argentina joins China’s Belt and Road initiative, eyes US$23 billion investment. Buenos Aires Times. 6 February 2022. 7 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Vaca Narvaja destacó el "apoyo contundente" de China a la postura argentina ante el FMI. Télam. 7 February 2022. 7 February 2022. es.

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