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Chile CHILE - H.E. Belén Sapag Muñoz de la Peña Credentials: 13.09.2021 Born on January 1, 1965 in Santiago de Chile Ms. Sapag is strongly committed to international peace and security and the rights of the child. She shares with her partner Roberto a love of sports and the outdoors. Practices endurance running and ballet. EDUCATION Obtained her primary and high school education from Woodridge School (London), the British Council School (Madrid) and The Grange School (Santiago). Ms. Sapag completed her music studies at the Escuela Moderna de Musica with maestro Octavio Hasbun and later with the clarinetist Leonardo Acuña. 1992 Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences from Universidad de Chile Lawyer from Universidad de Chile, admitted to the Bar Before joining the Foreign Service, she worked in legal private practice and later served as a pro bono Public Defender (Appeals Court of Santiago). 1994 Graduated from the Diplomatic Academy “Andrés Bello” 1995 Completed the Young Leaders Program (JICA) in Japan (1995). 1997-2002 Served in the Embassy of Chile in Argentina 2005 Master in Foreign Policy summa cum laude from the University of Santiago Commissioned at the Embassy in Malaysia 2006-2011 & 2013-2018 Served in the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations-New York 2009 Graduated from the Executive Leadership Programme of the JFK School of Government of Harvard University Foreign Affairs Ministry Award as best student of the year and International Organizations Award granted by the OAS. Political Coordinator in the Security Council during Chile's fifth membership. Ms. Sapag was also an elected member of UNIFEM Consultative Committee. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Until May 2021: Chief of Staff of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 2011-2013: Deputy Director(s) of European Affairs 2002-2005: Head of the Foreign Service Department 1995-1997 in the Cabinet of the Minister and the Directorate of Special Policy (current Directorate of International and Human Security) She has been a professor of administrative law and assistant professor in International Economic Relations at the Diplomatic Academy and panelist in a variety of institutions such as the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and IDEA. Delegate in numerous international meetings, she has co-facilitated and/or negotiated multilateral instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and resolutions at the UN Security Council, Sanctions Committees, General Assembly, ECOSOC and funds and programmes. Co-author of "Chile, an actor in the multilateral system: a national tradition" and author of "The Confidence Building Measures in the Argentine - Chilean Standing Committee on Security: Its Contribution to Hemispheric Cooperative Security". Languages: Spanish, English and French Fotos: Peter Lechner/HBF MEHR ANZEIGEN

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Chile

CHILE - H.E. Belén Sapag Muñoz de la Peña

Credentials: 13.09.2021

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Born on January 1, 1965 in Santiago de Chile

Ms. Sapag is strongly committed to international peace and security and the rights of the child. She shares with her partner Roberto a love of sports and the outdoors. Practices endurance running and ballet.

EDUCATION

Obtained her primary and high school education from Woodridge School (London), the British Council School (Madrid) and The Grange School (Santiago). Ms. Sapag completed her music studies at the Escuela Moderna de Musica with maestro Octavio Hasbun and later with the clarinetist Leonardo Acuña.

1992
Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences from Universidad de Chile
Lawyer from Universidad de Chile, admitted to the Bar

Before joining the Foreign Service, she worked in legal private practice and later served as a pro bono Public Defender (Appeals Court of Santiago).

1994
Graduated from the Diplomatic Academy “Andrés Bello”

1995
Completed the Young Leaders Program (JICA) in Japan (1995).

1997-2002
Served in the Embassy of Chile in Argentina

2005
Master in Foreign Policy summa cum laude from the University of Santiago
Commissioned at the Embassy in Malaysia

2006-2011 & 2013-2018
Served in the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations-New York

2009
Graduated from the Executive Leadership Programme of the JFK School of Government of Harvard University

Foreign Affairs Ministry Award as best student of the year and International Organizations Award granted by the OAS.

Political Coordinator in the Security Council during Chile's fifth membership. Ms. Sapag was also an elected member of UNIFEM Consultative Committee.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Until May 2021:
Chief of Staff of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

2011-2013:
Deputy Director(s) of European Affairs

2002-2005:
Head of the Foreign Service Department

1995-1997
in the Cabinet of the Minister and the Directorate of Special Policy (current Directorate of International and Human Security)

She has been a professor of administrative law and assistant professor in International Economic Relations at the Diplomatic Academy and panelist in a variety of institutions such as the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and IDEA.

Delegate in numerous international meetings, she has co-facilitated and/or negotiated multilateral instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and resolutions at the UN Security Council, Sanctions Committees, General Assembly, ECOSOC and funds and programmes.

Co-author of "Chile, an actor in the multilateral system: a national tradition" and author of "The Confidence Building Measures in the Argentine - Chilean Standing Committee on Security: Its Contribution to Hemispheric Cooperative Security".

Languages: Spanish, English and French

Fotos: Peter Lechner/HBF

Chile CHILE - H.E. Belén Sapag Muñoz de la Peña

Credentials: 13.09.2021

Chile

CHILE - H.E. Belén Sapag Muñoz de la Peña