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Fernando Arias
Official portrait, 2018
Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Assumed office
25 July 2018
Preceded byAhmet Üzümcü
Personal details
Born
Fernando Arias González
NationalitySpanish
OccupationDiplomat

Fernando Arias González is a Spanish diplomat, who currently serves as the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).[1]

Background

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The appointment of Ambassador Arias followed a consensus recommendation by the OPCW Executive Council in October 2017. Arias was re-appointed for a second four year term on 30 November 2021.[2]

Ambassador Arias is a career diplomat with extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy. Previously, he served as Ambassador of Spain to the Netherlands and the Permanent Representative of Spain to the OPCW. He also has served as Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations in New York and Ambassador of Spain to Mali, Mauritania, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Bulgaria.

Decorations

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Spanish Decorations
Decoration Date Awarded
Commander (Highest Grade), Order of Charles III 2004
Commander, (Highest Grade) Order of Isabella the Catholic 12 March 2012
Commander, Order of Isabella the Catholic 6 December 1995
Official, Order of Isabella the Catholic 24 June 1987
Commander, Order of Civil Merit 23 June 1990
Official, Order of Civil Merit 23 June 1984
Cross of the Spanish Police with White Distinctive 2006
Foreign Decorations
Decoration Country
Grand Cross, Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands
Commander, Order of Orange Nassau Netherlands
Official, Order of Orange Nassau Netherlands
Commander, National Order of Merit Mauritania
Grand Cross, Order of May Argentina
Grand Cross, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg
Grand Cross, Order of Bernardo O'Higgins Chile
Grand Cross, Order of Honorato Vásquez Ecuador
Grand Cross, Order of the Phoenix Greece
Grand Officer, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Germany
Grand Cross, Stara Planina Bulgaria
Grand Cross, Rio Branco Brazil
Commander, Order of St. Gregory the Great Vatican City
Knight, National Order of the Legion of Honour France

References

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  1. ^ "Ambassador Fernando Arias Assumes Office as OPCW Director-General".
  2. ^ "Fernando Arias re-appointed as OPCW Director-General".


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