Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 March 2009
Preceded by	Felipe Pérez Roque
Personal details
Born	January 1958 Mexico
Political party	Communist Party of Cuba
Occupation	Lawyer

Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla (born January 1958 in Mexico) is a Cuban diplomat and politician. He is presently the Foreign Minister of Cuba. He was his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1995 to 2003. Rodríguez Parrilla was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 2, 2009, replacing Felipe Pérez Roque after serving as the Vice-Minister. This was a result of the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro.

On October 25, 2011, Rodríguez Parrilla addressed the United Nations General Assembly right before the annual non-binding vote calling for the United States to end its embargo against Cuba.^[1]

References

The Miami Herald, Cuban Economy: Purge Aims to Halt Cuba's Economic Free Fall, Sunday March 8, 2009, Page 1A.
St. Petersburg Times, RAUL CASTRO NAMES HIS TEAM, March 3, 2009.
Houston Chronicle, Raul Castro shakes up his Cabinet Some Cuban leaders loyal to Fidel are ousted, March 3, 2009.
Cubavision TV, Havana, Cuban state council announces cabinet reshuffle, March 2, 2009
The Miami Herald, Cuba: New Foreign Minister Expected to Set New Tone., Tuesday, March 10, 2009, Page 6A

Political offices
Preceded by Fernando Remìrez de Estenoz-Barciela	Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations 1995 – 2003	Succeeded by Orlando Requeijo Gual
Preceded by Felipe Pérez Roque	Foreign Minister of Cuba 2009 – present	Succeeded by incumbent

Persondata
Name	Rodriguez Parrilla, Bruno Eduardo
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Date of birth	1958
Place of birth	Mexico
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