Carlos Jose Pareja Rios

Carlos Jose Pareja Rios (born July 7, 1950) is a Peruvian diplomat currently serving as Peru's ambassador to the United States, having assumed the office in September 2016.

Carlos Jose Pareja Rios
Ambassador of Peru to the United States
In office
8 September 2016 – 2020
Prime MinisterVioleta Bermúdez
Preceded byLuis Miguel Castilla Rubio
Succeeded byHugo de Zela
Personal details
Born7 July 1950
NationalityPeruvian
Children2
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Peru
University of San Martín de Porres

Education

Pareja earned a B.A. degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a bachelor of laws from the University of San Martín de Porres.[1]

Diplomatic career

Pareja started his diplomatic career as Political Counselor at the Embassy in Washington from 1984 to 1990.[2] The next three years he was the director of South American affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1993 to 1997, he was a Minister-Counselor at the Embassy in Santiago, Chile.[3]

After his service as Minister-Counselor at the Embassy in Santiago, Pareja returned to Peru and served as Chief of Cabinet for the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. The following year, he was appointed as National Director in the Directorate-General of Sovereignty and Border Development.[1]In 2000, Pareja joined his first ambassadorial position in Madrid and in 2003 he was transferred to Switzerland, where he served in a similar position. In 2006, he returned to Lima and acted as Chief of protocol. From 2009 to 2014, Pareja served as Peru's ambassador to Chile. In 2014, he returned to the State Department as Director-General for the Americas. In 2015, he was transferred and continued to serve as Director-General in the Directorate-General for Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf Region.[3]

Ambassador to the United States

Since 2016, Pareja has been the ambassador of Peru to the United States of America.[1]

On the morning of April 20, 2022, Ambassador Rios called the Secret Service to report a man attempting to break into Rios' official residence in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Uniformed Division shot and killed the man.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Pareja is married with two children.[3]

References
  1. Straehley, Steve (December 29, 2016). "Peru's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Carlos Pareja?". Allgov.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. Flamini, Roland. "Peru's Ambassador Carlos Pareja". Diplomaticconnections.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. "His Excellency Carlos Pareja". Washdiplomat.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. Staten, Adam (2022-04-20). "Peru Ambassador Intruder Appears to Be 'Isolated' Incident: Police". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. Victor, Daniel (2022-04-20). "Intruder Is Killed at Peruvian Ambassador's Washington Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. "Feds: 'Intruder' shot at Peruvian ambassador's residence". AP NEWS. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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