Biographical Note BIO/3336
20 December 2000
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF
NICARAGUA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
(Based on
information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)
Eduardo J. Sevilla Somoza, the
new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations, today
presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Before his current appointment,
Mr. Sevilla served concurrently as his country's Ambassador to both Argentina
and Uruguay. From 1978 to 1979, he was
the First Secretary of the Nicaraguan Embassy in Washington, D.C., after
working with Nicaraguan missions to international conferences.
From 1979 to 1987, he held a
number of positions at real estate and trade firms located in the United
States. During that period, he also
served as the Executive Vice President of the Nicaraguan Foundation for
Democracy and Development (FNDD), a humanitarian foundation promoting unity
among Nicaraguans living abroad.
Mr. Sevilla received his
Bachelor's degree in International Studies in 1982, after attending the
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, in Washington, D.C., and the
Universidad Centroamericana School of Law in Managua. He completed other courses in business and law at institutions in
the United States and Nicaragua. He is
a member of the International Law Association of Washington, D.C.
Born on 26 June 1953 in
Washington, D.C., Mr. Sevilla is married and has three children.
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