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Milei Sends Lucila Crexell’s Canada Ambassador Nomination to Senate

The confirmation process begins with a Commission on Appointments hearing under renewed scrutiny from a 2024 UNESCO controversy.

Overview

  • The executive filed the nomination signed by President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, and the paperwork was logged in the Senate on Friday.
  • The pliego is scheduled to take parliamentary status on Wednesday, March 18, before Crexell appears at a Commission on Appointments hearing.
  • After the commission issues its report, the chamber will vote, and a simple majority is required for approval.
  • The submission revives opposition claims that her 2024 Ley Bases vote was linked to a proposed UNESCO posting that was later suspended, a connection Crexell denies.
  • Government sources justify the Canada posting by citing energy and mining ties aligned with Crexell’s Neuquén agenda, and the embassy is currently led by Josefina Martínez Gramuglia.