The Washington Diplomat

Argentina
His Excellency Hector Marcos Timerman

Héctor Marcos Timerman became ambassador of Argentina to the United States on March 13, 2008.

Ambassador Timerman previously served as consul general of the Argentine Republic in New York from 2004 to 2007, before which he developed an extensive career as a journalist, writing for different graphic and audio-visual media. In Argentina, he was a columnist for Noticias magazine and Ámbito Financiero newspaper, as well as co-director of Debate magazine and the host of several television and radio shows. In the United States, he has contributed articles for the New York Times, Newsweek, the Nation, and Los Angeles Times.

A human rights advocate, Ambassador Timerman’s father Jacobo was kidnapped and tortured in 1977 for publishing the names of thousands who had vanished under Argentina’s “dirty war” waged by the junta from 1976 to 1983. After his father’s eventual release, Héctor Timerman lived in exile in the United States from 1978 to 1984, during which time he lectured on human rights in New York and earned a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University. Ambassador Timerman is also co-author of the 2005 book “Torture,” and his affiliations with international institutions include: cofounder and board member of Human Rights Watch in New York (1981-89); director of the Fund for Free Expression in London (1983-89); member of the Board of Directors of the Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos (Permanent Assembly for Human Rights) in Buenos Aires (2002-04); and president of the Board of Directors of the International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience.

Ambassador Timerman is married to Argentine architect Anabelle Sielecki, and they have two daughters, Amanda and Jordana.

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