Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Uruguay-Canada

Authorities

07/12/2026
Diplomats from the Embassy of Uruguay in Canada

Ambassador

Gustavo Alvarez

Gustavo Álvarez Goyoaga

Contact: urucanada@mrree.gub.uy

Education
  • Doctor of Law and Social Sciences,  University of the Republic (UDELAR), Montevideo (1986).
  • Diplomatic Training Program, Artigas Foreign Service Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Uruguay (1987 to1989).
  • Professor of Public International Law,  University of the Republic (UDELAR), Montevideo.
Experience
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Canada (since 2025).
  • Permanent Representative of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (since 2024).
  • Representative of Uruguay on the ICAO Council (since October 1, 2025).
  • Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2021 to 2022).
  • Consul General of Uruguay in Los Angeles, United States (2016 to 2021).
  • Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2013 to 2015).
  • Head of the Uruguayan Delegation to the Administrative Commission of the Río de la Plata (CARP) (2013 to2015) and President of the Commission (2014).
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Italian Republic and Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2010 to 2013).
  • Non-resident Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Republic of Albania (2011 to2013), the Republic of San Marino (2011 to 2013), and the Republic of Malta (2012 to 2013).
  • Governor for Uruguay to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Representative of Uruguay to the World Food Programme (WFP) (2010 to 2013).
  • Alternate Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations, New York (2006 to 2010).
  • Advisor to the Uruguayan delegation before the International Court of Justice in the case concerning pulp mills on the Uruguay River (2006).
  • Diplomatic posting at the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (1999 to 2004).
  • Diplomatic posting at the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations, New York (1991 to 1996).
  • United Nations International Electoral Officer in Cambodia as part of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) (1993), and participant in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Cambodia, Mozambique, and Angola.
  • Joined the Foreign Service of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay through a competitive examination based on merit (1988).
Publications and Other Activities
  • Author of articles, books, and monographs on public international law, multilateralism, and United Nations peacekeeping operations.
  • Author of Uruguay and the United Nations Security Council, 1989 to 2010 (Montevideo, 2014).
  • Vice-President of the UNICEF Executive Board (2010).

Counsellor & Consul

Martin Abal

Fernando Martín Abal Barú

Contact: urucanada@mrree.gub.uy

Education
  • Basic Diplomatic Training Program, Artigas Institute of the Foreign Service of Uruguay (2013), including the postgraduate course in Public International Law and Human Rights.
  • Postgraduate Specialization in Law, with an emphasis on Human Rights and Constitutional Law,  Catholic University of Uruguay (2011).
  • Bachelor of Political Science,  University of the Republic (2006).
  • Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST),  EmpowerU (2007).
  • Certified Piano and Recorder Teacher, Schnabel Conservatory (1995).
  • Pascal Programming, Word Processing, and Spreadsheet Applications, IIUIEI (1994).
  • Languages: Spanish (native), English (C2, Cambridge CPE), French (DELF B2), Italian (B1), and basic Persian (Farsi).
Professional Experience
  • Counsellor, Embassy of Uruguay in Canada (since 2022).
  • Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of Uruguay in Canada (since December 2022, on multiple occasions).
  • Consul General of Uruguay in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China (2021 to 2022).
  • Private Secretary to the Chief of Staff of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020).
  • Deputy Director, Uruguayan Diplomatic Academy (2020).
  • First Secretary, General Directorate for Political Affairs, Multilateral Affairs Division (2019 to 2020).
  • Head of the Visa Division and Coordinator of the Citizen Service Centre (2019).
  • First Secretary and Consul, Embassy of Uruguay in New Delhi, India (2018 to 2019).
  • Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of Uruguay in New Delhi, India (2017 to 2018).
  • Second Secretary and Consul, Embassy of Uruguay in New Delhi, India (2016 to 2017).
  • Second Secretary and Consul, Embassy of Uruguay in Tehran, Iran (2014 to 2016).
  • Third Secretary and Consul, Embassy of Uruguay in Tehran, Iran (2013 to 2014).
  • Third Secretary, serving in the Diplomatic Academy, Directorate of Protocol and State Ceremonial, Strategic Analysis Unit, General Directorate for Technical and Administrative Affairs, General Directorate for International Cooperation, and accreditation teams for the 2011 and 2013 MERCOSUR Summits.
  • Entered the Uruguayan Foreign Service through a competitive public examination based on merit and qualifications as Third Secretary (2011).
  • Fellow, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, working in Protocol and State Ceremonial and in Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges (2009 to 2010).
  • Principal Official Missions:
    • Member of the Uruguayan Delegation to the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on Cybersecurity Intersessional Consultative Meeting, New York (2019).
    • Representative of Uruguay at the 11th International Forum on Electronic Apostille (e-APP), Fortaleza, Brazil (2018).
    • Observer at the Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Mumbai, India (2018).
    • Participant in the 56th Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats at the Foreign Service Institute of India (2013).
Publications
  • A Comparative Study of the Definitions of Crimes under Law No. 18,026 and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2012).
  • Co-author of Made in India: ISKCON in Uruguay (2006).
  • Author of American Democracies: An Analysis of the Institutional Designs of Democracies in the Americas (2006).