Authorities
Meet the Embassy's diplomatic staff. Below you will find their contact details, professional backgrounds and areas of responsibility.
Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
Tiziana Zabala Passarella
Contact: uruaustralia@mrree.gub.uy
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in International Relations, Faculty of Law, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay (2016)
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade, Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay (2019)
- Diploma in International Trade Negotiations, El Colegio de México, Mexico City, Mexico (2024)
- Master's Degree in Regional Integration Processes, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2025)
Education:
- Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Experience:
- Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Australia (July 2026 to present)
- Head of the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Australia (May 2026 to present)
- Diplomatic functions at the Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Australia, concurrently accredited to New Zealand, Fiji and Timor-Leste (May 2026 to present)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate-General for Political Affairs – Directorate of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (2025–2026)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate-General for International Economic Affairs – Directorate of Bilateral Economic Affairs (2024–2025)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate of Protocol and State Ceremonial (2022–2024)
- Entry into the Foreign Service of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay through competitive examination and merits (2022)