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FERNANDO YÉPEZ LASSO

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, June 10, 1959 MARITAL STATUS: Married

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES: Studied at the Faculty of Law at the Catholic University of (1977-1982). Bachelor in Judicial Sciences (, 1982); Advocate of the Courts of the of Ecuador (Quito, 1984); Jurisprudence Doctor (Quito, 1984). Doctoral thesis: "The Inter-American System" (1984). Post Graduate studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Economics and Social at the Free University of Brussels (1993-1994). Master in International Politics at the Free University of Brussels (1994). Thesis: "The and the EC: political dialogue, trade and cooperation" (1994)

MAIN COURSES, SEMINARS AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS: The Economic and Commercial Relations of and the Socialist Countries, organized by UNCTAD and ECLAC. Moscow, 1984-1985. The Relations between Latin America and the European Community, organized by the Free University of Brussels. Brussels 1992 The Development Cooperation between the European Community and Latin America, organized by the Free University of Brussels. Brussels 1993. The Negotiation in Regional Integration, organized by the Centre for Regional Integration Training. Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 1996. Regional Integration in Public Administration, organized by the Centre for Regional Integration Training. . 1996. Regional Integration Agreements organized by WTO and INTAL. . 2004.

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LANGUAGES: Spanish, native language; English, oral and written proficiency, TOEFL certificate; French, instrumental advanced certificate from the Free University of Brussels

STARTED WORKING AT THE ECUADORIAN FOREIGN SERVICE: June 1979: Foreign Service Auxiliary 2 by public contest of competitive examination and merit. March 1980: Third Secretary of the Foreign Service by public contest of competitive examination and merit.

JOB POSITIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HUMAN MOBILITY OF ECUADOR: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Integration (since February, 2016) Undersecretary for and Europe (January, 2014- January, 2016) Undersecretary for International Economic Policy (August 2006 - July 2007); Acting Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs (various periods between June 2004 and July 2006); Director- General of World Trade (June 2004 - July 2006); Director-General of Integration and Regional Cooperation (April 1996 - April 1999). Councilor at the Politics Analysis Unit (October 1990 - August 1991) First Secretary at the Directorate General of Europe (October 1989 - September 1990) First Secretary at the Directorate General of Territorial Sovereignty (from August 1988– September 1989) Third and Second Secretary at the Technical and Legal Counsel (August 1981 - March 1983) Third Secretary at the Directorate General for Economic Affairs, Department of Economic Coordination and Economic Promotion (December 1979 - July 1981) Assistant 2 for the Foreign Service in the Directorate General for Documentation and Archives, Archives Section (June 1979 - November 1979)

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ABROAD: Ambassador of Ecuador in Belgium and Luxembourg, and Ambassador, Head of the Mission of Ecuador to the European Union (July 2007 - November 2013); Minister at the Embassy of Ecuador in Spain (May 2003 - June 2004). Chargé a.i. of Ecuador in several periods.

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Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the in New York (May 1999 - May 2003). Chargé a.i. of Ecuador in several periods. Counselor of the Embassy of Ecuador in Belgium and the Mission of Ecuador to the European Communities (September 1991 - January 2006) . Chargé a.i. of Ecuador (June 1992 - October -1993); First Secretary of the Embassy of Ecuador in Japan (May - 1987 - July -1988 ) . Chargé a.i. of Ecuador in several periods. Second Secretary of the Embassy of Ecuador in the Soviet Union (April -1983 - April - 1987). Chargé a.i. of Ecuador in several periods.

OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES IN ECUADOR: Delegate of Ecuador at the Cartagena Agreement Commission (January- June 2007 ) . Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Council for Foreign Trade of Ecuador (August 2006 –June 2007); Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the Board of the Corporation for the Promotion of Exports (August 2006 – June 2007); Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Tourism Board (August 2006 June 2007) Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Negotiating Committee of the Banana Import Regime of the European Union (2004-2006); Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Defense Committee of the shrimp in the (2005-2006); President of the Association of Professional Employees, Foreign Service (AFESE - 1977-1999); Assistant Secretary of the Honorable Advisory Board of Foreign Affairs (1988-1991).

INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: He has participated for 36 years in international meetings and negotiations on political and economic bilateral issues with countries of America, Europe and Asia, as well as multilateral issues within the framework of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the European Union, the EU-LAC - EU and CELAC, the Rio Group, the , the Latin American Integration Association and the Latin American Economic System Mechanism. The following are highlighted:

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Member of the Delegation of Ecuador to the Summit Meeting of the EU-LAC - EU and CELAC mechanisms. Madrid 2010, de 2013 and Brussels 2015;

Co- Chairman of the High Level Meeting CELAC-UE, Brussels and Quito 2015;

Chairman of the Delegation of Ecuador to the Political Consultations with Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Georgia, Latvia and France. Quito, New York and Stockholm 2015 and 2016;

Chairman of the Delegation of Ecuador to six High Level Meetings on Migration LAC.UE, and CELAC-UE, Madrid and Brussels 2010-2013;

Chairman of the Delegation of Ecuador to the Senior Officials Meetings of the LAC.UE, and CELAC-UE mechanisms. Brussels, Lisbon, Madrid, Santiago de Chile 2007-2013;

Member of the Ecuadorian Delegation to the Meetings of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Rio Group and the European Union. Copenhagen, 1993, , 1996, , 2007 and Prague 2009;

Coordinator of ALBA -TCP to the European Union. Brussels, 2010;

President of the Latin American Group to the European Union . Brussels, 2009; Member of the Negotiating Committee of the Banana Import Regime of the European Union (2004- 2006). Techniques, Presidential and Ministerial Meetings in Brussels, Geneva , , Quito, , Tegucigalpa , , San José de , Bogota, Medellin , Rome Berlin and Madrid.

Vice Chairman of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas at FAO. Puerto la Cruz , Canary Islands, 2003.

Member of the Delegation of Ecuador to LIV, LV, LVI , LVII Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. New York, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Member of the Delegation of Ecuador to the United Nations Conference on Financing for Development. Monterrey, 2002.

Advisor of the Negotiating Committee for themes Border Integration and Trade in the context of the negotiations for the final settlement of the territorial dispute between Ecuador and . Quito, Washington and Lima, 1997-1998.

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Member of the Ecuadorian Delegation to the Meeting of the Andean Presidential Council. Sucre, Lima and Guayaquil, 1997-1998.

Member of the Delegation of Ecuador to the Extraordinary Meeting of the Andean Council of Foreign Ministers. Quito, June 1997;

Member of the Delegation of Ecuador to negotiations on a free trade area between the Andean Community and . Lima and Montevideo from 1996 to 1998.

Member of the Delegation of Ecuador to the Meetings of the Joint Committees on Economic Cooperation with the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, Poland and Hungary. Moscow, Quito, Guayaquil, 1987-1990.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS: Professor, Faculty of Law at the Catholic University of Ecuador in the departments of Community Law (1997-1999) , International Organizations (1997-1999) , International Relations and History of Foreign - Policy of Ecuador (2005-2007) Relations , and Diplomatic and Consular law (2005- 2007);

Professor of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador in regional integration and relations modules with the European Union (1996-1998);

Guest speaker on various foreign policy issues several times in the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences ( FLACSO- Ecuador ); National Institute of Advanced Studies , Academia de Guerra del Ejercito, University of Cuenca , SEK University , Centre for Regional Integration Training ( CEFRS ), Banana Exporters Association ( AEBE ), Federation of Chambers of Bi –National Commerce, Free University of Brussels ; Latin American House of Brussels.

Book “International in the XXI Century”. Quito, Graphic Arts Sign, 2001. 482pp.

Essay “Study of the Relationship between Trade, Debt and Finance. The Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development”, published in the book “Ecuador meets the challenges of international and inter-American relations in a globalized world”, volume I, pages 305-376 .Quito: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and OAS, 2004.

Article “Four Essential books for a diplomat," published in the Journal of the Association of Professional Employees of the Ecuadorian Foreign Service. Quito, 1996.

Article “The Rio Group and the European Union”, published in the Journal of the Association of Professional Employees of the Ecuadorian Foreign Service. Quito, 1994.

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Article " Perestroika and Glasnost: A Personal Experience," published in the Journal of the Association of Professional Employees of the Ecuadorian Foreign Service. Quito, 1988.

AWARDS: Commander of the Order of Leopold of the Kingdom of Belgium (1996).

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