Carlos Pareja
Peruvian lawyer and diplomat
Carlos José Pareja Ríos (born 7 July 1950) is a Peruvian former diplomat. During his diplomatic career, he served as ambassador to Spain, Switzerland, Chile and the United States; he was later his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs for three months in 2026.
Education
Pareja earned a B.A. degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a bachelor of law from the University of San Martín de Porres.
Diplomatic career
Pareja started his diplomatic career as Political Counselor at the Embassy in Washington from 1984 to 1990. The next three years he was the director of South American affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1993 to 1997, he was a minister-counselor at the embassy in Santiago, Chile.
After his service as minister-counselor at the Embassy in Santiago, Pareja returned to Peru and served as Chief of Cabinet for the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. The following year, he was appointed as National Director of the Directorate-General of Sovereignty and Border Development. In 2000, Pareja joined his first ambassadorial position in Madrid and in 2003 he was transferred to Switzerland, where he served in a similar position. In 2006, he returned to Lima and acted as chief of protocol.
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