Rafael Ramírez (politician)
Rafael Ramírez | |
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Rafael Ramirez (right), February 2010 | |
| Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations | |
| In office December 2014 – November 28, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Moncada |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Moncada |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
| In office 2 September 2014 – 25 December 2014 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Elías Jaua |
| Succeeded by | Delcy Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1963 Pampán, Trujillo State Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan, Monégasque |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) (2007–2017) Independent (2017–present) |
| Parent | Rafael Darío Ramirez Coronado |
| Relatives | Diego Salazar Carreño, Fidel Ramirez Carreño |
| Residence(s) | New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela (MEng) University of Los Andes (BE) |
| Occupation | Engineer, politician |
| Salary | USD 30,000 (Last known in 2008) |
Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño (born August 4, 1963) is a Venezuelan engineer, politician, and diplomat. He joined the board of Venezuelan state-owned petroleum company PDVSA in 2002 and served as company president from 2004 to 2014. He also served as Venezuela's Minister of Energy from 2002 to 2014. He was the longest-serving cabinet member under President Hugo Chávez. In 2014, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then subsequently served as Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Ramirez was fired as UN representative by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro the evening of November 28, 2017. He confirmed he had "resigned" at the request of Maduro on December 4, 2017.