Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Authorities

10/03/2026
Diplomatic Staff of the Embassy of Uruguay to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Mission to the European Union.

Ambassador Pablo Sader

Contact: urucomun@mrree.gub.uy  // urubelgica@mrree.gub.uy

Education:

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Sciences of Development, Université Paris Descartes, France.
  • Doctorate in Diplomacy, Faculty of Law, Universidad de la República.

Experience:

  • Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union (since April 2022).
  • Chief Negotiator and MERCOSUR Coordinator – Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the South Korea.
  • Director General for Political Affairs (2020).
  • Director of the Artigas Institute of the Foreign Service (2019).
  • Ambassador to Finland, concurrently accredited to Estonia and Latvia (2013–2019).
  • Regional Director for Europe (2012–2013).
  • Deputy Director General for Integration and MERCOSUR Affairs (2011–2012).
  • Director of Integration (2010–2011).
  • Ambassador to Malaysia, concurrently accredited to Vietnam and Thailand (2005–2010).
  • Permanent Representative to UNESCO (2004–2005).
  • Director General for Political Affairs (2003–2004).
  • Deputy Director General for Political Affairs (2002–2003).
  • Ambassador to Australia, concurrently accredited to New Zealand (1997–2002).
  • Deputy Director of Trade Programming (1995–1997).
  • Acting Director for International Organizations (1994).
  • Alternate Representative at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York, United States (1989–1994).
  • Chief of Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1988–1989).
  • Deputy Director for the Americas Region (1987).
  • Americas Regional Directorate – Head of the Argentina Department (1986).
  • Consul and Second Secretary at the Embassy of Uruguay in Paris, France (1981–1985).
  • Representation of Uruguay to Latin American Integration Association (1980).
  • Personnel and Treaties Directorates (1978–1980).
  • Joined the Foreign Service through a competitive examination and merit-based selection process as Third Secretary (1978).

Languages: English, French and Portuguese.

Alejandro Roselló

Contact: urucomun@mrree.gub.uy  // urubelgica@mrree.gub.uy

Education:

  • Advanced Training Course, Artigas Institute of the Foreign Service (2019).
  • Basic Training Course Graduate, Artigas Institute of the Foreign Service (2013).

Experience:

  • Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Uruguay to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the European Union (since September 2022).
  • General Secretariat Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (2020–2022).
  • Artigas Institute of the Foreign Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019–2020).
  • Embassy of Uruguay to Germany and Head of the Consular Section (2013–2019).
  • Directorate General for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (2011–2013).
  • Joined the Foreign Service through a competitive examination and merit-based selection process as Third Secretary (2011).

Sebastián Cavasin

Contact: urucomun@mrree.gub.uy  // urubelgica@mrree.gub.uy

Education:

  • Master’s Degree in Contemporary Latin American Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de la República (2024).
  • Teaching Assistant Certification in the Chair of International Relations Theory, Faculty of Law, Universidad de la República (2022).
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de la República (2020).
  • Diploma in International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de la República (2016).
  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, Faculty of Law, Universidad de la República (2013).

Experience:

  • First Secretary, Embassy of Uruguay to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the European Union (since June 2023).
  • Head of the Consular Section, Embassy of Uruguay to Belgium and Luxembourg (June 2023 – April 2024).
  • Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (2021–2023).
  • Directorate of Intelligence and Trade & Investment Promotion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (2020–2021).
  • Directorate of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (2019–2020).
  • Artigas Institute of the Foreign Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018–2019).
  • Joined the Foreign Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay through a competitive examination and merit-based selection process (2018).
  • Promotions through competitive examination and merit: Second Secretary (2021) and First Secretary (2024).

Languages: French, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

Leandro Fernández Yarza, Head of the Consular Office

Contact: urucomun@mrree.gub.uy  // urubelgica@mrree.gub.uy

Education:

  • Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Negotiations, El Colegio de México (2022).
  • Diploma in International Studies – International System and Integration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de la República (2022).
  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, Faculty of Law, Universidad de la República (2019).

Languages: French, English and Italian.

Experience:

  • Head of the Consular Section, Embassy of Uruguay to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Mission of Uruguay to the European Union (since April 2024).
  • Directorate of Protocol and State Ceremonial, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (2020–2024).
  • Joined the Foreign Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay through a competitive examination and merit-based selection process as Third Secretary (2020).
  • Promotion through competitive examination and merit: Second Secretary (2025).