S ers ale di C eris ano joined the Argentinediplomatic s ervic e in 1979 following anoppos ition and merits tes t.

Wednesday, December 23rd 2015 - 09:30 UTCAn economist and professional diplomat next Argentine ambassador in LondonT h e Argen tin e gov ern m en t an n ou n ced th at it was n om in atin g Carlos Sersale di Cerisan oan d Jorge Fau rie, profession al diplom ats as n ex t am bassadors in Lon don an d Paris. Bothh av e lon g diplom atic careers an d are con sidered v ery eff ic ien t an d kn owledgeable inin tern ation al relation s an d global trade.

Faurie was protocol chief during the government offormer president Carlos Menem and also ambassador inPortugal. The next ambassador in France was deputyminister for Carlos Ruckauf (2002/03) and has now beentasked with organizing the official visit of Frenchpresident Francois Hollande who is scheduled to arrive inArgentina next February to meet with president MauricioMacri.

Sersale di Cerisano, who will have the challenging task ofthe Falklands/Malvinas issue when he arrives in London,joined the Argentine diplomatic service in 1979 followingan opposition and merit test. His latest job wasambassador in South Africa where he was a respectedfigure with easy access to Pretoria ministers.

“After almost 10 years, and a third of my professional career, it’s time to leave,” the diplomat told SouthAfrica's leading Financial Mail before his departure last October. “But SA is a part of my mind now andwhatever I do, I will always be a good representative of this country.”

An economist by training, Sersale di Cerisano worked in the private sector as a financial consultant beforebecoming a diplomat and as such spent time in Rome as Argentine representative at FAO. He was laterrelocated to UN headquarters in New York, where he also worked for the international organization.Between 2000 and 2005 he returned home to Buenos Aires and then requested a posting in South Africa.

According to his official résumé, ambassador Sersale di Cerisano has taught economics in Argentineuniversities, has written books in English and Spanish on international economic relations. He graduatedfrom the University of Buenos Aires, has an MIA from Columbia University in New York and a PhD fromUniversidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires. He is fluent in English, French and Italian.

Argentina's last ambassador in London was Alicia Castro, a former stewardesses' union leader and very closeto Cristina Fernandez. While in London she led a very aggressive and standing campaign in support ofArgentina's claims over the Falklands/Malvinas.

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