The national government made the appointment of Sonia Cavallo official this Wednesdaydaughter of former Minister of Economy Domingo Felipe Cavallo, as ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). This was reflected in Decree 433/2024 published today in the Official Gazette with the signatures of President Javier Milei and Chancellor Diana Mondino.
The daughter of the former official of the governments of Carlos Menem and Fernando de la Rúa does not belong to the diplomatic corps, so the agreement reached in the Senate stipulates that His appointment “will be considered extended for the duration of the term of the President of the Nation who carried it out.”. In this way, Sonia Cavallo’s stay at the OAS will last, in principle, until December 10, 2027.
Sonia Cavallo, born 51 years ago in Córdobais the eldest daughter of the former Minister of Economy and father of convertibility that led to the economic, political and social crisis that broke out in December 2001. She has a degree in economics, graduated from the University of San Andrés, and has a master’s degree in politics. at Harvard University and was part of the Center for Public Policy for Equity (CIPPEC).
Besides, She is the author of two books that she wrote with her father: “Economic History of Argentina” (2018) and “Argentina’s Economic Reforms of the 1990s in Contemporary and Historical Perspective” (2019).
He settled in the United States more than 20 years ago. after marrying in 2001 with the American Daniel Runde, current vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), who in turn was an official at the Agency for International Development during the government of George Bush Jr.
Sonia Cavallo’s official announcement came hours after her father spoke at the IAEF Annual Congress. In that framework, Cavallo recommended to Milei to begin making exchange restrictions more flexible and advance the creation of “a free market for the dollar.”. That would imply, as he explained, eliminating the stocks for all monetary and financial operations and leaving it exclusively for commercial transactions.
“For the moment Milei has postponed things he said during the campaign. I am surprised that they have not created a free market for the dollar. That means eliminating the stocks for all monetary and financial transactions and leaving it exclusively for commercial transactions,” said the economist.
