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With a diplomatic career that spanned over 35 years, Ambassador Higueras was twice appointed Peruvian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, in 2021 and 2022-2024. He had been the chief adviser for the Peruvian accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and was designated to represent Peru in the negotiations with Bolivia on the new statute of the Autonomous Binational Authority of the Lake Titicaca. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had occupied positions in the Direction of Social Affairs and Human Rights; Direction of Economic Promotion; Office of Press and Public Relations; and the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He had also been Head of the Chile portfolio, Director for Mercosur Affairs, as well as Director of Integration.

Ambassador Higueras had held a number of appointments outside of Peru. He had been Ambassador of Peru in Colombia, Deputy Consul General in Paris, Head of Foreign Affairs at the Embassy of Peru in the Kingdom of Belgium, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the European Union. He had also been Head of the Department of Drugs and Political-Military Affairs at the Embassy of Peru in the United States of America and an officer of the Economic and Commercial Department of the Embassy of Peru in Chile.

15:30 - 17:00: Lecture and Q&A with Ambassador Higueras
17:00 onwards: Refreshments and the opportunity to view a selection of illustrations by Peruvian artist Issa Watanabe, from her book Migrants. Migrants is a vital and powerful wordless picture book of courage, loss, and hope—the definitive story of what it takes to migrate to a new land.