Samuel Santos López

Samuel Santos López (born December 13, 1938) is a Nicaraguan politician, currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed to the post on January 10, 2007. He is also currently a director of the Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua (Stock Exchange of Nicaragua).

Santos Lopez was born in Managua, Nicaragua, to Samuel Santos-Fernandez and Lucila Lopez-Bermudez.

He served as mayor of Managua, participating in a debate with New York City Mayor Ed Koch in 1984.[1]

He is a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, and is involved with a number of businesses and organisations.

During his tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santos López has been involved in a maritime border dispute with Colombia.[2][3]

On 13 April 2010, Santos López was awarded the Order of Friendship by President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, "For a great contribution to the development of friendly relations among the nations, and actively support the independence of South Ossetia, and strengthening its international authority".[4] Nicaragua was one of the first countries to recognize South Ossetian independence.

References

  1. ^ Goodwin, Michael (October 19, 1983). "Koch And Managua's Mayor Have A Debate". New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00B13FE395F0C7A8DDDA90994DB484D81. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 
  2. ^ "Court weighs Caribbean islets row". BBC News. 13 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7142890.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 
  3. ^ "Nicaragua steps up sea border row". BBC News. 13 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7242406.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 
  4. ^ "Decree on conferring the Order of Friendship to Samuel Santos López" (in Russian). President of South Ossetia (official website). 13 April 2010. http://presidentrso.ru/edicts/detail.php?ID=3112. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 

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