Roy Chaderton

Roy Chaderton Matos

Member of Parliament for Venezuela at the Latin American Parliament
In office 2011 – To Date
Ambassador Permanent Representative of Venezuela to OAS
In office 2008–2015
President	Hugo Chavez (2008) Nicolás Maduro (2013)
Preceded by	Jorge Valero
Succeeded by	Bernardo Álvarez Herrera
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
In office 30 May 2002 – 13 February 2004
President	Hugo Chavez
Preceded by	Luis Alfonso Dávila
Succeeded by	Jesús Pérez

Personal details
Born	(1942-08-17) 17 August 1942
Political party	PSUV
Profession	politician, diplomat, lawyer

Roy Chaderton Matos (born August 17, 1942) is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A graduate of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Chaderton is one of the most experienced members of the Venezuelan diplomatic corps. He was foreign minister from May 2002 to February 2004 in the government of Hugo Chávez.

Early life and family

Chaderton is the son of Roy Chaderton Farrier, who worked in an oil company, and Elena Matos Arreaza.^[1]

Diplomatic career

Chaderton is a senior member of the Venezuelan Diplomatic Service. He served in Poland, Germany, Belgium and the Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations. He was Ambassador to Gabon from 1985 to 1987; Ambassador to Norway from 1987 to 1990; Director General of International Policy from 1990 to 1993; Ambassador to Canada from 1993 to 1994; Vice Minister of Foreign Relations from 1994 to 1995; Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000; Ambassador to Colombia from 2001 to 2002; Minister of Foreign Relations from 2002 to 2004; Ambassador to France from 2004 to 2007; Ambassador to Mexico and Ambassador Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2008 to 2015.

He’s currently the chancellery coordinator at the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry , deputy at the Latin American Parliament in Panama, Venezuelan Ambassador empowered to pursue peace talks with the Government of Colombia and FARC in Cuba and recently appointed In-charge of International Affairs of the PSUV

Honours

Order of the Liberator, First Class
Order of Francisco de Miranda, First Class
Order of May, Grand Coss
Order of St. Olav, Grand Cross
Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
Order of San Carlos, Grand Cross
National Order of Merit (France), Grand Officer
Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross
Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross
Order of the Madara Horseman, Bulgaria
Order Doctor César Naranjo Ostty, Venezuela
Admiral Luis Brion Naval Medal, Venezuela

References

↑ Chaderton Matos, Roy (9 September 2016). "¿Hasta cuándo el apartheid llanero o la "jaladera" cultural?" (in Spanish). Aporrea. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

External links

Roy Chaderton Matos's address to the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, as Chairman of the delegation of Venezuela, September 29, 2008

Political offices
Preceded by Luis Alfonso Dávila	182nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela 30 May 2002 - 13 February 2004	Succeeded by Jesús Pérez

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