Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Consular Authorities

23/06/2026
Consular Section of the Embassy.

Counsellor & Consul

Martin Abal

Fernando Martín Abal Barú

Contact: cdottawa@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).