Argentina’s President Javier Milei dismissed Foreign Minister Diana Mondino on Wednesday, just hours after the country supported a United Nations resolution aimed at lifting the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba.
The unexpected move saw Mondino replaced by Gerardo Werthein, Argentina’s ambassador to the U.S., as confirmed by spokesman Manuel Adorni on social media.
The announcement did not specify reasons for Mondino’s dismissal, but it followed the controversial vote at the U.N. General Assembly.
The President’s office subsequently issued a statement clarifying that the dismissal was directly related to the vote. “Our country is categorically opposed to the Cuban dictatorship, and it will remain firm in promoting a foreign policy that condemns all regimes that perpetuate the violation of human rights and individual freedoms,” Milei’s office declared.