Amb. Juan Esteban Aguirre

Ambassador Aguirre is a member of PILPG’s Circle of Former Ambassadors to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Ambassador Aguirre is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay and former Permanent Representative, Head of the Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations Office in Geneva. He was Vice President of the UN Human Rights Council in 2015.  

In addition to these posts, Ambassador Aguirre has held positions as Paraguay’s Ambassador to Canada, the United States, and Brazil. Ambassador Aguirre also spent part of his career working for the United Nations, with posts including a resident representative for Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela and resident representative for Guatemala, to the United Nations Population Fund. 

Ambassador Aguirre holds a law degree from the National University of Asuncion, Paraguay, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of South California - USA, and a specialization under the program of National Government Administration from Japan.