Susana Ruiz Cerutti
Argentine lawyer, diplomat and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Cerutti.
Susana Myrta Ruiz Cerutti (born November 18, 1940)[1] is an Argentine lawyer, diplomat, and politician, who occupied the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (canciller) during the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín, from May 26 to July 8, 1989. This made her the first woman in Argentina's history to reach the post of foreign minister.[1] She previously served as deputy foreign minister from 1987 to 1989, when she became foreign minister and later held other positions in that Ministry. During her diplomatic career, she was also Argentine ambassador to Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Canada.[2]