Carlos Cheppi

Carlos Cheppi
Carlos Cheppi
Argentina Ambassador to Venezuela
	In office; 10 December 2011 – 10 December 2015
Preceded by	Alicia Castro
Secretary of Agriculture of Argentina
	In office; July 2008 – August 2009
Preceded by	Javier de Urquiza
Succeeded by	Julián Domínguez
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 65–66); Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	Front for Victory

Carlos Alberto Cheppi (born 1955 in Mar del Plata) is an Argentine politician who served as Argentina's ambassador to Venezuela.

Cheppi graduated in agronomy from the National University of Mar del Plata in 1981 and joined the National Agricultural Technology Institute two years later. He rose to become the institute's president in 2003. He replaced Javier de Urquiza as Minister of Agriculture in July 2008 during the Argentine government's conflict with the agricultural sector.[1] After leaving the post the following year, Cheppi was appointed ambassador plenipotentiary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2011 he stood unsuccessfully for mayor of Mar del Plata. He was appointed ambassador to Venezuela in December 2011 until December 2015, when Mauricio Macri took office as president.[2]

References

"Quién es Carlos Cheppi, el sucesor de De Urquiza" (in Spanish). Perfil. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
"Carlos Cheppi será el embajador en Venezuela" (in Spanish). infobae. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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