Luis Gallegos

Luis Benigno Gallegos Chiriboga
Ecuador Ambassador to United Nations in Geneva
In office November 2011 – June 2014
Succeeded by	María Fernanda Espinosa
Ecuador Ambassador to the United States
In office 2005–2011
Succeeded by	Nathalie Cely Suárez
Personal details
Born	December 13, 1946 (1946-12-13) (age 70) Quito, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Spouse(s)	Fabiola Jaramillo Almeida de Gallegos
Children	Maria Cristina Gallegos Jaramillo Jorge Luis Gallegos Jaramillo
Alma mater	Central University of Ecuador
Profession	Diplomat

Luis Gallegos Chiriboga (born 13 December 1946), is an Ecuadorian diplomat who served as the Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in Geneva between November 2011 and June 2014. He was a member of the UN Committee against Torture, Chairman of the Global UN Partnership for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies, and President of the International Rehabilitation Foundation. In addition, Gallegos was a board member for the Special Olympics.^[1] Gallegos resigned in June 2014 and was succeed in October the same year by María Fernanda Espinosa.^[2]

Prior to his appointment to the United Nations, Gallegos served as Ecuador's Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2011. In April 2011, after the Ecuadorian government declared the U.S. Ambassador in Quito as a persona non grata, the U.S. State Department expelled Gallegos in retaliation.^[3] His post remained vacant until January 2012 with the appointment of Nathalie Cely Suárez as the new ambassador to the United States.^[4]

Over the course of his career, Gallegos served as Ecuador's Head of Mission to Bulgaria from 1985 to 1989; Ambassador to El Salvador from 1994 to 1997; Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneve from 1997 to 2000, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and Ambassador to Australia, among other positions held.^[5]

Gallegos earned his bachelor's degree in Social and Political Science, and a master of arts degree in political science from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In addition, he holds a Doctor of Law degree from the Central University of Ecuador.^[6] He speaks English, French, and Spanish, and has two children with his wife Fabiola Jaramillo Almeida de Gallegos.^[7]

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