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José Miguel Insulza

José Miguel Insulza
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9th Secretary General of the Organization of American States
In office
26 May 2005 – 26 May 2015
Preceded by Luigi R. Einaudi
acting
Succeeded by Luis Almagro
Personal details
Born (1943-06-02) 2 June 1943 (age 74)
Chile
Political party Socialist Party
Spouse(s) Georgina Núñez Reyes
Alma mater University of Michigan

José Miguel Insulza Salinas (born June 2, 1943) is a Chilean politician and statesman. He occupied (since May 26, 2005 until May 26, 2015) the post of Secretary General of the Organization of American States, until replaced by the former Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro.

Insulza is nicknamed El Panzer in Chile, for his tank-like drive and reputation due to his ability to take political heat with little apparent damage. He is married to Georgina Núñez Reyes (Mexican) and has three children.

Insulza attended St George's College, an elite American English-language school in Santiago, Chile. He showed interest in public service while studying law at the University of Chile, where he was President of the Law Students Center, vice president of the students' federation of the University of Chile (FECH) and President of the National Association of Student Unions (UFUCH). After graduating from law school, he obtained a graduate degree from the Latin American Social Sciences Faculty (FLACSO) and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan, United States. He was professor of Political Theory at the University of Chile and of Political Science at the Catholic University in Chile until 1973. He was also Political Advisor to the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Chile until 1973.


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