CURRICULUM VITAE

H.E. MS. LOURDES O. YPARRAGUIRRE

Department of Foreign Affairs

Republic of the Philippines

Diplomatic Service

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to the Republic of Austria with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Croatia, Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.

Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

A career Foreign Service Officer, Ms. Yparraguirre has served in various capacities with the Department of Foreign Affairs:

Manila:

• Assistant Secretary, Office of American Affairs - North, South and Central Americas (2008-May 2010)
• Special Assistant to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs
• Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy
• Executive Director, Office of the Undersecretary for International Economic Affairs
• Director, Office of Policy Planning and Coordination
• Director, Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations

Foreign Assignments:

• Minister (Political and Economic Affairs), Embassy of the Philippines, Washington D.C. (2000-2006)
• First Secretary (disarmament and humanitarian affairs) and WTO-GATT Negotiator, Philippine Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva (1989-1996)

Prior to joining the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Yparraguirre was a Senior Economic Development Specialist at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Ms. Yparraguirre graduated from Maryknoll College, Quezon City, Philippines with a B.A. in International Studies (cum laude) and earned a Diploma in International Economics and Development (with distinction) from the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands.

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