Juan Mongelos

I see myself as an empathetic person who is open to dialogue, welcomes suggestions and who is prepared to work as part of a team

October 2021 – Present: First Secretary - Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in Bern – Switzerland:

• Head of Mission as Chargés d'affaires a.i.
• Head of the Consular Office

January 2020 – September 2021: Second Secretary - Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in Bern – Switzerland:

• In charge of the political, cultural and economic relations between Paraguay, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Romania, Ukraine and Moldavia. 
• Head of the Consular Office

March 2018 – December 2019: Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations - New York 

• Paraguayan delegate to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.
• In charge of social, humanitarian and cultural affairs
• Follow-up and negotiation of Resolutions, Agreed Conclusions and other United Nations documents from different forums and high-level meetings.

January 2016 - February 2018: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay- Directorate of International Cooperation

• Head of Multilateral Cooperation in the areas of:
• United Nations Organization, Ibero-American General Secretariat, Mercosur, European Union, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

January 2014 - December 2015: Diplomatic and Consular Academy - Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Carlos Antonio López” 

January 2013 - December 2013: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay- Directorate of Foreign Trade and Investments.

• Management and debugging of databases for the preparation of Trade Balances.

• In charge of matters relating to the export of meat.

• Preparation and analysis of economic reports.

December 2011 - December 2012: Intern at the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA - Euskadi). Bilbao - Spain.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2011, 2015 y 2016: Titular Profesor of International Organizations - Universidad de la Integración de las Américas - UNIDA.

August 2021: Certificate of Advanced Studies ETH in Public Governance and Administration. Department of Management, Technology and Economy (CAS) - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.

• Thesis: “Education, Social Cohesion and Political Rights of Women” Brief analysis of Paraguayan woman equal participation in politics and civil life, according to governance principles: Legitimacy and Voice, and Fairness.

• Scholar of the ETH Zürich

January 2014 - December 2015: Training course at the Carlos Antonio Lopez Diplomatic and Consular Academy.

Year 2011-2012: Master’s in international Decentralized Cooperation within the United Nations Framework: Peace and Development, Analysis and Management of the Global Agenda within the Framework of the United Nations System Agenda. University of the Basque Country - Bilbao - Spain.

• Thesis: “Education as a factor of Social Cohesion in the Framework of International Cooperation "

• Scholar of the “Fundación Carolina” – Government of Spain.

Year 2010-2011: Specialization in University Teaching and Didactics - Universidad Nacional de Asunción.

Year 2009: Graduated in Economics with emphasis on Macroeconomics, at the Facultad de Ciencias Economícas de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA)

• Monography work: “Correlation of Social Expenditure and Education Levels in Paraguay - Period 2003 – 2008”.