Background
Cordovez, Diego was born on November 3, 1935 in Quito, Ecuador. Son of Luis Cordovez-Borja and Isidora Zegers de Cordovez.
Cordovez, Diego was born on November 3, 1935 in Quito, Ecuador. Son of Luis Cordovez-Borja and Isidora Zegers de Cordovez.
University of Chile, 1955-1962, Attorney at Law. Spoken languages: Spanish, English, French.
Foreign service officer Government of Ecuador, 1962-1963. Economic affairs officer United Nations, New York City, 1963. Political officer on special missions to Dominican Republic, 1965, Pakistan, 1971.
Director Economic and Social Council, 1973-1978. Assistant secretary-general for economic and social matters United Nations, New York City, 1978-1981, under secretary-general for special political affairs, 1981-1988, representative for implementation Geneva Accords, since 1988. Minister foreign affairs Government of Ecuador, Quito, since 1988.
Special representative of United Nations secretary-general on Libya-Malta dispute, 1980-1982. Secretary-general's representative on United Nations Commission of Inquiry on histage crisis in Teheran, 1980. Senior officer responsible for efforts to resolve Iran-Iraq war, 1980-1988.
United Nations mediator, Afghanistan, 1982-1988. United Nations special envoy to Grenada, 1983.
Bar: Chile 1962.
Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Development Diplomacy, 1971.
Member American Society International Law.
Reading, carpentry.
Married Maria Teresa Somavia in 1960.
