Luis Melo Lecaros
Luis Melo Lecaros (born September 13, 1905 in Santiago de Chile , † January 27, 1998 ibid) was a Chilean diplomat .
Melo Lecaros studied law at the University of Santiago and joined the Foreign Service in 1928. He held various posts in Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Italy and Peru . From 1955 to 1958 he was Director of the Political Department in the Chilean Foreign Ministry and from 1958 to 1960 Undersecretary of State.
He was head of the Chilean delegation at the UN conferences on the law of the sea in 1958 and 1960 in Geneva and later ambassador to India .
Honors
- 1957: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1957: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 1965: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
literature
- The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who , Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1963
- John P. Humphrey, A. John Hobbins, McGill University. Libraries, Piatti, Louisa: On the edge of greatness: the diaries of John Humphrey, first director of the United Nations Division of Human Rights, volumes 3-4 . McGill University Libraries, Montreal, 1994, p. 238.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Luis Melo Lecaros in: Genealogía Chilena en Red; accessed on May 22, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melo Lecaros, Luis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Chile |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1998 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Chile |