Background
BUERO, Juan Antonio was born on May 5, 1889 in Paris, Uruguay.
BUERO, Juan Antonio was born on May 5, 1889 in Paris, Uruguay.
Educated in France, Brazil, Argentina. Bachelor of Laws, University de Montevideo. Dr. honoris causa, University de Chile.
Minister of foreign affairs, of industries, of war and navy. President, Uruguayan delegation, Versailles Conference, 1919. Professor, diplomatic law and treaties.
Assistant, secretary and juridical counsellor, League of Nations, 1928-1935. Officer, Légion d’Honneur (France), Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil), Cristo (Portugal), Crown of Italy, Rising Sun (Japan), Libertador (Venezuela), Crown of Belgium, Sol del Perú, Victoria Cross (Eng land).
Member Permanent Court of International Arbitration. Member: Society Uruguaya de Derecho Internacional, American Institute of International Law, Union Juridique Internationale (Paris), Academy, de Ciencias (Lisbon), Society Geográfica de Lima, Institute Cultural Uruguay-Brasil (president). Member Institute dos Advogados, Brazil.