The government turned to the experiences of countries such as Uruguay, Peru and Spain to undertake a task that the last administrations have postponed: a comprehensive reform of the Statute of the Foreign Service, the law that governs the national diplomatic career.
On Monday, the ambassador of Uruguay, Fernando Sandin Tusso, will visit the Foreign Ministry to share the experience of Uruguayan diplomats and contribute to this process.
Last Friday, the Foreign Ministry learned about the contributions of Peru and Spain through the ambassadors Jaime Cacho-Sousa and María Cristina Pérez, respectively.
These consultations carried out by the Foreign Ministry are part of a process initiated by the institution to build together with the liberationist legislator, Karine Niño, a project to reform this law dating from 1965.
The government said it will take the legislator’s text as the basis for the plan that will convene in Congress in March. Niño is also the president of the International Affairs Committee of the Congress.
In addition to coordinating with the office of the legislator, Casa Amarilla set up an institutional commission to deal with the preparation of this project and another plan to undertake reforms within the Ministry to make it more efficient.
The reform to the Statute of the Foreign Service and the internal reform of the Ministry of Foreign Relations took force this year, after Epsy Campell had to resign as Chancellor in December following accusations of political patronage and placing her relatives in positions for which they did not meet the requirements.