Country: Peru

Tenure: 1982-1991

Biography: http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/decuellar_bio.asp

Current Positions:

• Retired

Past Positions:

• Peruvian Ambassador to France (2001-2004)
• Appointed Peruvian Prime Minister by interim president Valentin Paniagua (2000)
• Secretary-General, United Nations (1982-1991)
• Acted as the Secretary-General’s Personal Representative on the situation relating to Afghanistan (1981)
• Legal Adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Peru (1981)
• UN Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1979)
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus (1975)
• President of the Security Council (1974)
• Permanent representative of Peru to the UN (1971-1975), represented Peru in the Security Council (1973-1974)
• Promoted to the rank of Ambassador in 1962 and subsequently served as Ambassador of Peru to Switzerland, the Soviet Union, Poland, and Venezuela
• Member of the Peruvian delegation to the General Assembly at its first session (1946)
• Served as Secretary at the Peruvian embassies in France, the United Kingdom, Bolivia, and Brazil
• Joined the Diplomatic Service (1944)
• Joined the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1940)

Education:

• Law Degree from the Universidad Catolica de Lima

General Information:

• Recipient of the Medal of Freedom from President George H.W. Bush (1991)
• His professional experience includes Professor of International Law at the Peruvian Diplomatic School and Professor of International Relations at the Peruvian School of Air Warfare
• Recipient of numerous Doctorates Honoris Causa and has received honors and decorations from 25 countries