The official statement announced that “in his place, the new Foreign Minister will be Pablo Quirno, current Secretary of Finance and a key member of the economic team that managed to avoid the greatest crisis in the country's history, and an essential piece in building the Argentine miracle.”
With this appointment, President Milei seeks to “deepen the link between the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Economy, and the pro-market vision of the administration for the second stage of his government.”
According to the Office of the President, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs “will focus on opening Argentina to the world, working on the necessary trade agreements to boost the economy and build more and better links between international markets and Argentine producers.”
It was also indicated that Quirno “will continue building international alliances with the aim of consolidating the reintegration of the Argentine Republic into the West, and will continue promoting the cultural battle led by President Milei, both in the country and globally, in defense of Western values and the ideas of freedom.”
The appointment of Quirno represents another step in Milei's Government's strategy to integrate economic policy with international diplomacy, in line with the defense of the ideas of freedom that characterizes Milei's administration.
The Government of Javier Milei announced this Thursday that Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein has submitted his resignation, which will take effect next Monday, October 27.
This was officially communicated by the Office of the President of the Nation, which highlighted the official's work and announced that his replacement will be the current Secretary of Finance, Pablo Quirno.
In the statement, the Office of the President indicated that “Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein has submitted his resignation effective Monday, October 27” and that President Javier G. Milei “thanks Mr. Werthein for his service and for having been an essential part, together with the Ministry of Economy and the Argentine Embassy in Washington, of the largest bilateral agreement in our country's history with the United States.”
Pablo Quirno, el próximo Canciller.
Since taking office, Werthein has been one of the central figures in the Government's foreign policy, especially in strengthening relations with the United States. His departure comes at a time when Milei's administration is seeking to begin the second stage of its term with greater integration between economic policy and diplomacy.
