List of Uruguayan Ambassadors to the United States
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Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 in the United States
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. The Uruguayan legation
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 to the United States was opened June 13, 1900, with most representatives holding the title Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (or Minister
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). It was upgraded to a full embassy on September 3, 1941, with representatives holding the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (or Ambassador
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).

The current embassy building, opened in 2001, is located at 1913 I Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006.

Uruguayan Ministers Plenipotentiary to the United States

Name Appointed Notes
Juan Cuestas
Juan Cuestas
-Background:Juan Cuestas's father Juan Lindolfo Cuestas served two terms as President of Uruguay at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.-Career:Juan Cuestas was a prominent diplomat, appointed Uruguay's first Ambassador to Mexico in 1901...

 
June 13, 1900 Minister Resident
Luis Alberto de Herrera
Luis Alberto de Herrera
Luis Alberto de Herrera was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.-Political and diplomatic roles:A National leader of great importance during the first half of the 20th century; he led the National Party through the most decisive instances along five decades...

 
November 1902 Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Eduardo Acevedo Diaz
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz , was a Uruguayan writer, politician and journalist.-Early life:...

 
February 1904
Luis Melián Lafinur
Luis Melián Lafinur
Luis Melián Lafinur was a Uruguayan jurist, essayist, professor and politician. He was the son of Bernardo Melián and Florencia Lafinur. He earned a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Buenos Aires in 1870...

 
December 1906
Carlos Maria de Pena  May 31, 1911
Hugo V. de Pena  April 30, 1918 Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Pedro Cosio  November 21, 1918
Jacobo Varela  October 4, 1919
J. Richling  March 29, 1934

Uruguayan Ambassadors to the United States

Name Appointed Notes
Juan Carlos Blanco
Juan Carlos Blanco
Juan Carlos Blanco is a volleyball setter from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 
August 25, 1941
José A. Mora Otero  May 3, 1948 Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Alberto Domínguez-Cámpora  November 30, 1948
José A. Mora Otero  December 26, 1950 Chargé d'affaires a.i.
José A. Mora Otero  March 15, 1951
Julio A. Lacarte Muró  September 24, 1956
Carlos A. Clulow  January 29, 1960
Juan Felipe Yriart  September 23, 1963
Hector Luisi  January 31, 1969
José Pérez Caldas  November 26, 1974
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Jorge Pacheco Areco was a Uruguayan politician and member of the Colorado Party. He served as President of Uruguay from December 6, 1967 to March 1, 1972.-Vice President of Uruguay:...

 
May 15, 1980
Alejandro Vegh Villegas
Alejandro Végh Villegas
Alejandro Végh Villegas is a Uruguayan political figure.-Background:He has been a prominent business leader in Uruguay...

 
July 30, 1982
Italo L. Sordo Alonso  December 9, 1983 Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Walter Ravenna  March 2, 1984
Hector Luisi  Sept 5, 1985
Eduardo Mac Gillycuddy  September 27, 1990
Alvaro Diez de Medina  July 1995
Hugo Fernández Faingold
Hugo Fernández Faingold
Hugo Fernández Faingold is a Uruguayan political figure, who served as Vice President of Uruguay.-Background:Fernández Faingold belongs to the Uruguayan Colorado Party...

 
May 2000
Carlos Gianelli July 2005
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