His Excellency September 2014 Harold Forsyth

Ambassador of WHO WE ARE

to the The Office of International Affairs & Diplomacy actively supports UVU’s global engage- ment efforts by advancing UVU’s presence and prestige in the International community; HAROLD W. FORSYTH became Earlier in his career, Ambassador helping UVU students become Ambassador of Peru to the United Forsyth served as Third Secretary of globally competent graduates; the Embassy of Peru in ; Second States on August 29, 2011. Before ar- promoting cultural literacy and riving in Washington, Ambassador Secretary and Charge d’ Affairs of Peru Forsyth served as Ambassador of Peru to Bulgaria; Second Secretary at the diversity both on campus and in to from 2009 to 2011. He also Embassy of Peru in ; Chief the community. served as an Advisor of the Ministry of of Cabinet of the Permanent Secretary Foreign Affairs of Peru from 2006 to of the Latin-American Economic System; First Secretary, Chief of Evalu- 2009, after serving as Vice Minister Secretary General of Foreign Affairs of ation and Control of the Diplomatic Peru. Academy of Peru; Under Director of Latin-American Cooperation of the From 2004 to 2006, Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Forsyth served as Permanent Repre- Counselor at the Embassy of Peru in sentative of Peru to The International ; and Minister- Counselor of CONTACT US Organizations with headquarters in the Embassy of Peru in . Rome. He has also served as Ambassa- Office of International Affairs Ambassador Forsyth studied dor of Peru to San Marino and Turkey, 800 West University Parkway Ambassador of Peru to , and journalism at Pontifical Catholic Ambassador of Peru to . University of Peru and international MS 263 relations and diplomacy at the Diplo- From 2000 to 2001, Ambassador matic Academy of Peru. He is the Orem, UT 84058 Forsyth worked as a consultant to the author of the book Conversation with Phone: 801-863-7191 General Secretariat of the Andean Javier Pe rez de Cue llar (2001). He has Community of Nations. He has also directed a radio program, two televi- E-mail: [email protected] served as a congressman from 1995 to sion shows, and a newspaper, and has www.uvu.edu/intlaffairs 2000, and a founding member of the received a dozen decorations for his Democratic Forum and the Associa- diplomatic work. tion for Civil Transparency in Peru. Ambassador Forsyth has been an international elections observer in Colombia, , , and Nicaragua.