1. Susana Mabel Malcorra was born on 18 November 1954 and is an Argentine electrical engineer, GWL Voices co-founder and president, who served as foreign minister of Argentina from 2015 to 2017.
14 Facts About Susana Malcorra
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Susana Malcorra was announced for the position by President Mauricio Macri on 24 November 2015.
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On 29 May 2017, Susana Malcorra announced her resignation from the position as foreign minister to move to Madrid to be closer to her family and was succeeded by Jorge Faurie, the Argentine ambassador to France, on 12 June.
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Susana Malcorra is currently Dean of the IE School of Global and Public Affairs at IE University in Madrid.
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Susana Mabel Malcorra was born in Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe.
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Susana Malcorra graduated as an electrical engineer from the University of Rosario.
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Susana Malcorra served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support.
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Susana Malcorra was appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in March 2008, succeeding Jane Holl Lute.
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Susana Malcorra had more than 25 years of experience in the private sector before joining the WFP.
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Susana Malcorra started her career at IBM Argentina in 1979.
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Susana Malcorra was assigned to the headquarters in 1986 as part of the Management Development Programme.
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Susana Malcorra left IBM Argentina in January 1993 to join Telecom Argentina.
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Minister Susana Malcorra was a candidate to replace Ban Ki-moon as secretary general of the UN starting in January 2017.
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Susana Malcorra has been asked several questions about accountability for harms caused by UN Peacekeeper troops.