New Permanent Representative of Venezuela Presents Credentials

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

The new Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada Acosta, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today.

Before his latest appointment, Mr. Moncada was his country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs from June to August 2017, and Vice-Minister for North America in the Foreign Ministry from February to June 2017.  He also served as Ambassador to the Organization of American States from March to June 2017, and as Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations from December 2016 to June 2017.  From July 2016 until February 2017, he was Vice-Minister for Europe.

Mr. Moncada previously served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations between August 2013 and January 2015, and as Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2013.  He was Minister for Higher Education from 2004 to 2007, following a distinguished career in academia.

The holder of a doctorate in modern history from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, Mr. Moncada also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Mr. Acosta was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1959.