Elisa Ruiz Díaz

Elisa Mercedes Ruiz Díaz Bareiro (16 October 1964 – 19 May 2021)[1] was a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat. She was the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2013 until her death. She served as the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council from 6 April 2021 to 19 May 2021.

Elisa Ruiz Díaz
Ruiz Díaz in 2018
Chair of the OAS Permanent Council
In office
6 April 2021 – 19 May 2021
Ambassador of Paraguay to the OAS
In office
2013–2021
Personal details
Born(1964-10-16)16 October 1964
Paraguay
Died19 May 2021(2021-05-19) (aged 56)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyANR–PC

Early career

Ruiz Díaz was born on 16 October 1964.[1] She studied law at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Joining the Colorado Party, she served as a member of the party's Electoral Tribunal as well as its Governing Board.[2] Ruiz Díaz was elected as a Colorado candidate to the Constitutional Assembly in 1991,[3] which was tasked with promulgating a new constitution.[4][5] Twenty-one female delegates were elected, out of 198 in total.[6] She later stood in the 1993 general election.[2]

After 1999, Ruiz Díaz worked as a notary public for several firms such as Garden Automotores SA, La Consolidada SA de Seguros, and Visión Banco.[2]

Government

In the government, Ruiz Díaz served as Minister of the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the Organization of American States (OAS), Advisory Minister of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, General Director of the Post Office, and Chief of Cabinet of the Vice-Presidency of the Republic.[2]

Ruiz Díaz was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the OAS in 2013.[2] She represented Paraguay at the plenary of the 7th Summit of the Americas.[7] On 6 April 2021, she became the chair of the OAS Permanent Council for a three-month term.[8] The OAS member countries hold this position in rotation, and Paraguay's previous turn was in 2013.[9] As chair, Ruiz Díaz pressed for equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among the countries of the Americas.[10]

Death

Ruiz Díaz died on 19 May 2021 in Washington, D.C.[11] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said that she had been ill for a year prior.[12] She was the longest currently-serving Permanent Representative to the OAS.[13] The Vice Chair of the OAS Permanent Council, Ronald Sanders from Antigua and Barbuda,[8] completed her term as chair.[9]

In December 2021, the OAS dedicated a conference room in her honor at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.[14]

References
  1. "Elisa Mercedes Ruiz Diaz Bareiro Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". www.goinghomecares.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "Elisa Ruiz Díaz es la candidata elegida por Cartes para la OEA". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). 13 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. "RESOLUCIÓN N° 3/1991" (PDF) (in Spanish). Congress of Paraguay. 10 December 1991 – via tsje.gov.py.
  4. Insfran, Cesar (20 June 1992). "Paraguay celebrates new constitution". UPI. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. "Una nueva Constitución - Política - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. "Las mujeres de la Constituyente". Kuña Roga (in Spanish). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. "Concluyó histórica Cumbre en Panamá que reunió a los 35 países del hemisferio". MercoPress (in Spanish). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. "Paraguay asume titularidad del Consejo Permanente de la OEA por los próximos tres meses - Nacionales - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. "Authorities of the Permanent Council". www.oas.org. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. "Elisa Ruiz Díaz, embajadora ante la OEA: "Seguir ejerciendo presión diplomática por las vacunas"". El Nacional (in Spanish). 10 April 2021.
  11. "Fallece Elisa Ruiz Díaz, embajadora en la OEA - Nacionales - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. "Diario HOY | Fallece embajadora paraguaya ante la Organización de Estados Americanos". www.hoy.com.py (in Spanish). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  13. OAS (19 May 2021). "OAS Mourns the Death of the Chair of the Permanent Council and Ambassador of Paraguay, Elisa Ruiz Díaz". www.oas.org. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  14. "OEA rinde homenaje póstumo a ex representante de Paraguay". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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