Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla (born January 1958 in Mexico

Mexico

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) is a Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

n diplomat

Diplomat

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 and politician

Politician

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. He is presently the Foreign Minister of Cuba. He was his country's Permanent Representative

Permanent Representative

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 to the United Nations

United Nations

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 from 1995 to 2003. Rodríguez Parrilla was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 2, 2009, replacing Felipe Pérez Roque

Felipe Pérez Roque

Felipe Ramón Pérez Roque was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba from 1999 to 2009. At his appointment, he was not only the youngest member of the Cuban cabinet but also the only one to be born after the Cuban Revolution in 1959.Pérez Roque was formerly an electronics engineer and leader of...

 after serving as the Vice-Minister. This was a result of the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro

2009 Cuban government dismissals

-Officials:* Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque was dismissed on 2 March 2009. Fidel Castro then criticized him for love of power in a statement on 3 March, and Pérez Roque announced his resignation from all his party and state positions—membership on the Communist Party's Central Committee...

.

On October 25, 2011, Rodríguez Parrilla addressed the United Nations General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly

For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...

 right before the annual non-binding vote calling for the United States

United States

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 to end its embargo

Embargo

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 against Cuba.

External links

• http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/pdf/martes/pagina5.pdf
• http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=1614566
• http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6992631
• http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52868R20090309
• http://www.periodico26.cu/english/news_cuba/mar2009/official-note030209.html
• http://www.embacubalebanon.com/cur_min1.html