Harold Forsyth September 2014
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His Excellency September 2014 Harold Forsyth Ambassador of Peru WHO WE ARE to the United States 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 Chile; 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 China from 2009 to 2011. He also Embassy of Peru in Venezuela; 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 Canada; and Minister- Counselor of CONTACT US Organizations with headquarters in the Embassy of Peru in Germany. 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 Italy, and journalism at Pontifical Catholic Ambassador of Peru to Colombia. 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, Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. .