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Álvaro de Soto (born 16 March 1943) is a Peruvian diplomat. He ended a 25 year career with the United Nations in May 2007.

Contents [hide] 1 Early years 2 United Nations career 2.1 Cyprus 2.2 Middle East 3 Family 4 External links

[edit]Early years

After attending the International School of Geneva, de Soto studied law and international relations in Lima and Geneva prior to enlisting in his country's diplomatic corps. Prior to his secondment to the United Nations, he worked for Peru's foreign ministry in Lima and at its UN missions in New York City and Geneva.

[edit]United Nations career

In 1982 he joined the United Nations staff as a special adviser to Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar. Following his appointment as the Secretary-General's Personal Representative for the Central American Peace Process, Ambassador de Soto headed the 1990–1991 negotiations that brought an end to the decade-long civil war in El Salvador.

He was a Senior Political Adviser to Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali from February 1992 to December 1994. He then served as Assistant Secretar