Alfredo Fuentes Hernández
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Alfredo Fuentes Hernández is a Colombia
n diplomat, lawyer and economist. As the Director General for Legal Affairs, he became the interim Secretary General of the Andean Community of Nations
in August 2006, after Allan Wagner Tizón
's resignation. He was succeeded by Freddy Ehlers Zurita (Ecuador
), in January 2007.
Fuentes was previously dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the Andes, Colombia
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n diplomat, lawyer and economist. As the Director General for Legal Affairs, he became the interim Secretary General of the Andean Community of Nations
Andean Community of Nations
The Andean Community is a customs union comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The trade bloc was called the Andean Pact until 1996 and came into existence with the signing of the Cartagena Agreement in 1969...
in August 2006, after Allan Wagner Tizón
Allan Wagner Tizón
Allan Wagner Tizón is a Peruvian diplomat.He was the Secretary General of the Andean Community from 2004 until 2006, when he resigned to become Peru's Defense Minister. He was the foreign minister of Peru from 1985 to 1988 and from 2002 until 2003...
's resignation. He was succeeded by Freddy Ehlers Zurita (Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
), in January 2007.
Fuentes was previously dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the Andes, Colombia
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
.