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Executive Director  

Ambassador Juan Carlos CapuñayAmbassador Juan Carlos Capuñay
2008 Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat


Ambassador Juan Carlos Capuñay is the 16th Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat for the 2008 APEC Year hosted by Peru.

Born in 1948, Ambassador Capuñay has served as a diplomat in the Peruvian Foreign Service since 1972 in a number of positions around the Asia-Pacific including postings to China, Singapore, Japan and the United Nations.

Until his appointment as Deputy Executive Director Ambassador Capuñay was Peru's Senior Official to APEC for four years.

Ambassador Capuñay is an economic graduate from the National University of San Marcos and has received official decorations from Japan, Korea and Chile.

His professional career is as follows:

2008 Ambassador, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat
2007 Ambassador, Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat
2003-2007 Ambassador, Director General of APEC Division, Senior Official of Peru in APEC Under Secretariat for Asia and Pacific Basin Affairs
1998-2003 Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Peru to Singapore, and concurrent Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Peru to Brunei
1997-1998 Minister, Charge D'Affaires of Peru to Singapore
1994-1997 Minister of the Embassy of Peru to The People's Republic of China
1991-1994 Minister of the Embassy of Peru to Japan and Alternate Representative to The International Organization for Tropical Woods
1986-1991 Minister Counsellor, Alternate Representative of Peru to The Organization of American States
1983-1986 Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Peru to The Organization of American States
1982-1983 First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Peru to The Organization of American States
1979-1982 First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Peru to The United Nations
1976-1979 Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Peru to The United Nations
1976 Second Secretary of the Embassy of Peru to Japan
1973-1976 Third Secretary of the Embassy of Peru to Japan
1972 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

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