Representative	Date of Appointment	Alternate(s)	Date of Appointment	Attaché
H.E. Maria del Lujan FLORES Ambassador, Permanent Representative	July 20, 2006	Mrs. Olga Graziella REYES MARFETAN Minister, Alternate Representative	October 24, 2006	Counter Admiral Federico LEBEL Defense Attaché
		Dr. Cristina CARRION MARTINEZ Minister Counselor, Alternate Representative	May 14, 2004	Col. Oscar OSPITALECHE Military Attaché
		Mrs. Adriana Isabel RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ Counselor, Alternate Representative	July 30, 2007	Col. Julio SILVA LEDESMA Air Force Attaché
				Captain Jorge SANCHEZ Naval Attaché
				Col. Mario ZERPA Military Attaché
				Captain Aldo MAZZONI Defense Attaché
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President:
Dr. D. José MUJICA

Vice President, President of the General Assembly (Vice Presidente, Presidente de la Asamblea General):
Mr. Danilo ASTORI

Minister of the Interior (Ministro del Interior):
Mr. Eduardo BONOMI

Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores):
Dr. Luis ALMAGRO LEMES

Minister of Economy (Ministro de Economía):
Mr. Pedro E. BUONOMO DE LEON

Minister of Defense (Ministro de Defensa):
Mr. Luis ROSADILLA

Minister of Education and Culture (Ministra de Educación y Cultura):
Dr. Ricardo EHRLICH

Minister of Transport and Public Work (Ministro de Transportes y Obras Publicas):
Mr. Enrique PINTADO

Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining (Ministro de Industria, Energía y Minería):
Mr. Roberto KREIMERMAN

Minister of Labor and Social Security (Ministro de Trabajo y Seguridad Social):
Mr. Eduardo BRENTA

Minister of Public Health (Ministro de Salud Pública):
Mr. Daniel OLESKER

Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca):
Mr. Tabaré AGUERE

Minister of Tourism (Ministro de Turismo):
Mr. Héctor LESCANO

Minister of Housing, Territorial Ordering and Environment (Ministra de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente):
Mrs. Graciela MUSLERA

Minister of Social Development (Ministra de Desarrollo Social)::
Mrs. Ana VIGNOLI

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States:
Maria del Lujan FLORES

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States:
Carlos GIANELLI

Office Information
John Biehl del Río Representative
Address: Dr. Luis P. Piera 1992 - 2do Piso Edificio MERCOSUR - C.P. 11200 Casilla de Correos No. 320 Montevideo, Uruguay Phone(s): (598 2) 413-0044 Fax: (598 2) 413-6602 Hours: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm E-mail: OASUruguay@oas.org Website: http://www.oea-uruguay.org.uy

Capital: Montevideo

National Holiday: August 25

Date of Entry into the Inter-American System : 1889

Website: http://www.mrree.gub.uy/mrree/index.htm