General Director
Full Name: Carlos Fernández de Cossío Domínguez
Date of birth: 21 December 1959
He graduated as Bachelor of International Relations from the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations in 1983.
Further education: PhD in Political Science, University of Havana, 2011.
Languages: English and French
Career:
1984-1990: Official at the Division of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1990-1994: Delegate of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations in New York.
1994-1999: Director of the North America Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1999-2004: Ambassador of Cuba in Canada.
2004-2005: Official at the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party.
2005-2007: Official at the Asia and Oceania Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2007-2009: Official at the Latin America and Caribbean Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2009-2013: Deputy Director of the Division of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2013-2017: Ambassador of Cuba in the Republic of South Africa with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Kingdom of Swaziland.
2017: Ambassador. Director of the General Division for the United States, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He has been a member of official delegations participating in meetings and international conferences. He was also a member of the United Nations Observation Mission for the presidential elections in the Republic of South Africa, in April 1994. He was the Representative of Cuba during the first phase of the peace process between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP).
He is married and has three children.
Phone Number: 7 8364180
Email: director.dgeu@minrex.gob.cu
Twitter’s account: @CarlosFdeCossio
Deputy General Director
Name: Johana Ruth Tablada de la Torre
Date of birth: 1 June 1969
She graduated as Bachelor of International Political Relations from the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations.
Further education: Postgraduate courses on the World Trade Organization and the Multilateral Trade System, the Political System of the US, and Cuba-US relations; Course on Strategic Management; Course on History of the Latin America-US Relations; Advanced Course on French Language
Languages: English and French
Career:
1993-1994: Assistant Specialist at the Europe Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX, by its Spanish initials).
1995-1996: Specialist at the Europe Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1996-1998: Third Secretary, Interest Section of Cuba in Washington.
1998-2000: Second Secretary, Interest Section of Cuba in Washington.
2000-2004: Head of the Analysis Group at the North America Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2004-2008: Counsellor of the Embassy of Cuba in Belize.
2008-2013: Deputy Director of the North America Division and the US Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2013-2017: Ambassador of Cuba in Portugal.
2017-present: Ambassador. Deputy Director General, General Division for the United States, MINREX.
She has headed and been part of official delegations in international and bilateral talks, visits, negotiations and events.
She has two children.
Phone Number: 78364121
Email: subdirector.eeuu@minrex.gob.cu
Twitter’s account: @JohanaTablada
CABINET SPECIALISTS:
Carin Diez Bhamel
Phone Number: 7 8364183
Email: carin@minrex.gob.cu
Florentino Batista Gonzalez
Phone Number 7 8364373
Email: florentino@minrex.gob.cu
Secretariat
María Caridad Núñez Cabeza
Phone Number 7 8364181
Email: danm@minrex.gob.cu
DIVISION OF BILATERAL AFFAIRS (DAB)
Director
Name: Yuri Ariel Gala López
Date of birth: 26 June 1969
He graduated as Bachelor of International Political Relations from the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations (ISRI, by its Spanish initials) in 1992.
Further education: He graduated as National Security and Defense Specialist from the National Defense College, Havana, 2008-2009 promotion (equivalent to a Master’s Degree), Diploma in Public Administration, ISRI, 2014.
Languages: English and French
Career:
1994: Specialist, Protocol Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX, by its Spanish initials).
1995-1997: Specialist, North America Division, MINREX.
1997-1999: Third Secretary, Embassy of Cuba in Canada.
September-November 1999: Specialist, North America Division, MINREX.
1999-2002: Specialist, Minister’s Cabinet, MINREX.
2002: Lead Specialist, Minister’s Cabinet, MINREX.
2002-2005: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Cuba to the UN (New York).
2006-2008: Deputy Director of Socio-humanitarian Affairs, Division of Multilateral Affairs, MINREX.
2009-2013: Ambassador of Cuba in Jamaica and Representative to the International Seabed Authority.
2013-present: Ambassador. Director of Bilateral Affairs, General Division for the United States, MINREX.
He has headed and been part of several official delegations participating in bilateral meetings and international events.
He is married and has two children.
Phone Number: 7 8364257
Email: ygala@minrex.gob.cu
Twitter’s account: @y_gala_lopez
CABINET SPECIALISTS:
Ismary Gonzalez Miro
Phone Number: 7 8326948
Email: ismari@minrex.gob.cu
Legal Affairs and Analysis Department
Director a.i
Alejandro García del Toro
Phone Number: 7 8325178
E-mail: alejandrointi@minrex.gob.cu
Department of Political and Economic Affairs
Alejandro Núñez Padrón
Phone Number: 7 8364525
Email: jdape@minrex.gob.cu