Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Consular officials

Chief of Consular Section and the Consular Officer.

Francisca Mescia, Head of the Consular Section

Education:

  • Diploma in International Trade Negotiations, El Colegio de México.
  • Course in Trade Policy, WTO and ALADI.
  • Graduation from the Diplomatic Academy of Uruguay, Instituto Artigas del Servicio Exterior (IASE).
  • Professional Certification from the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) in Economics, Trade, and Investment in Latin America.
  • Bachelor's Degree in International Relations, Universidad de la República.

Experience:

  • Head of the Consular Section, Embassy of Uruguay in the Federal Republic of Germany (February 2025 to present).
  • Directorate General for Integration and MERCOSUR Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2020 to 2025).
  • Entry into the Foreign Service of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay through a competitive examination based on merit (2020).
  • Analyst at the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE). Institute for the Promotion of Investments, Exports, and Country Image, Uruguay XXI (2017 to 2019).
  • Office of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Uruguay (2015).

Geraldine Stahl, Consular Officer