The new British Ambassador to Argentina, Kirsty Hayes, presented
the copies of her credentials to Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Pablo Tettamanti, during a meeting held today (23 September) at
the Palacio San Martín.
During the meeting, they discussed the status of the bilateral
relationship and opportunities for bilateral cooperation in
different areas. Ambassador Hayes thanked the commitment
expressed by the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, to
participate in the world leaders summit to be held in November in
the city of Glasgow, within the framework of the conference on
climate change (COP26) that the UK is hosting.
Ambassador Hayes said:
I feel very honored to be able to represent my country before
Argentina, a country with which we have many historical ties and
also great opportunities for cooperation in a significant number
of areas, ranging from the fight against climate change, the
promotion of human rights, respect for diversity and gender
equality, and scientific exchanges, as we have seen recently in
the development, production and distribution stages of COVID-19
vaccines.
I presented copies of my credentials to the Secretary of Foreign
Affairs Tettamanti, and took the opportunity to thank him for the
gesture of President Fernández in attending the COP26 Leaders’
Summit. We are convinced that Glasgow will be a unique
opportunity to take actions that limit global warming, and for
this the coordinated action of all countries is essential.
Ambassador Hayes arrived in the country on 11 September along
with her husband, Peter Hayes, after which she maintained the
corresponding period of isolation in accordance with current
sanitary measures.
Before being appointed head of the UK’s diplomatic delegation in
Argentina, she acted as Ambassador to Portugal and held various
positions in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
(FCDO) and the Home Office, both in London and in other cities
such as Washington and Hong Kong.
