US EditionArgentina’s Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein Resigns, Presidential Office Confirms
Gerardo Werthein resigned less than a year after his appointment, prompting an early cabinet reshuffle to support President Milei's economic reforms and address internal conflicts.
- Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein presented his resignation on Tuesday night, which the presidential office confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday, triggering an early Cabinet reshuffle before October 26.
- President Javier Milei had pledged a Cabinet reshuffle after the October 26 midterm elections to pursue 'second‑generation' economic reforms and is reviewing portfolios amid ministerial departures.
- Werthein, an Argentine diplomat, reportedly opposed Santiago Caputo's appointment; he had served as Argentina's ambassador to the United States.
- After Werthein's resignation, reports suggest potential personnel shifts across ministries, with Alejandra Monteoliva and Sebastián Amerio likely to be involved, while other figures remain unconfirmed.
- Investors will watch closely as the reshuffle reviews government departments and could reshape governance, affecting whether President Javier Milei continues reforms before the October 26 midterm elections.
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The Argentine Foreign Minister, Gerardo Werthein, presented his resignation to the ultraliberal President Javier Milei, to four days of crucial election.
The resignation of the official is due to the disagreement with the growing prominence of Santiago Caputo, presidential adviser, in foreign policy, particularly in matters with the United States.
Argentina's foreign minister resigns days before midterm vote
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein has presented his resignation, Argentina's presidential office said on Wednesday, marking the second departure from that role under the nearly two-year-old administration of President Javier Milei. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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