Juan Gabriel Valdés
Chilean Ambassador to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 April 2022
Appointed by	Gabriel Boric
Preceded by	Alfonso Silva Navarro
In office 21 May 2014 – 11 March 2018
Appointed by	Michelle Bachelet
Preceded by	Felipe Bulnes
Succeeded by	Alfonso Silva Navarro
13th Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
In office 2000–2003
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Juan Somavía
Succeeded by	Heraldo Muñoz
Personal details
Born	Juan Gabriel Valdés Soublette (1947-06-02) 2 June 1947 (age 77) Santiago, Chile
Parent	Gabriel Valdés (father)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) Essex University (MA) Princeton University (PhD)
Occupation	Political scientist

Juan Gabriel Valdés Soublette (Santiago, June 2, 1947) is a Chilean political scientist, diplomat and former minister during the Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle presidency. Between 1973 and 1976 he studied political science at Princeton University in the United States, where he obtained a Ph.D.^[1]

In 2014, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet appointed Valdés as Chilean Ambassador to the United States.^[2]

From 2000 to 2003, Valdes was Chile's Ambassador to the United Nations.

He is the son of composer Sylvia Soublette and Gabriel Valdes, who also served as a Chilean diplomat.

Juan Gabriel Valdés is a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today's national leaders. It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with Heads of Government on governance-related issues of concern to them.

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