Samuel Moncada
Samuel Moncada | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2017 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Rafael Ramírez |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 2 August 2017 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Delcy Rodriguez |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Arreaza |
| Ambassador of Venezuela to the Organization of American States | |
| In office 27 March 2017 – 22 January 2019 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Tarre |
| Minister of University Education | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| President | Hugo Chávez |
| Preceded by | Fabio Quijada |
| Succeeded by | Luis Acuña |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta June 13, 1959 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Education | Central University of Venezuela (UCV) |
| Occupation | Politician and diplomat |
Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta (born 13 June 1959) is a Venezuelan politician and diplomat currently serving as Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations since 2017 and formerly served as Alternate Representative of Venezuela to the Organization of American States from 2017 to 2019. He was Venezuela's deputy foreign minister until June 2017, when he succeeded Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela's Foreign Minister. On August 2, 2017, following the 2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election, President Nicolás Maduro appointed former Vice President Jorge Arreaza to replace Moncada as the new Foreign Affairs Minister.