Simón Alberto Consalvi

Simón Alberto Consalvi (7 July 1927 – 11 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, journalist, diplomat and historian. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela on two occasions (1977-1979/1985-1988), Minister of Interior and Justice of Venezuela (1988–1989), Secretary of the Presidency (1988), and also held several Ambassadorships. A journalist and author of many books, he was member of the National Academy of History since 1997,[1] and Associate Editor of the daily El Nacional.

Simón Alberto Consalvi
Minister of Interior and Justice of Venezuela
In office 1988–1989
President	Jaime Lusinchi
Preceded by	José Ángel Ciliberto
Succeeded by	Alejandro Izaguirre
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
In office 15 July 1977 – 12 March 1979
President	Carlos Andrés Pérez
In office 13 March 1985 – 11 January 1988
President	Jaime Lusinchi
Secretary of the Presidency of Venezuela
In office 1984–1985
President	Jaime Lusinchi
Succeeded by	Carmelo Lauría Lesseur
Personal details
Born	7 July 1927 Santa Cruz de Mora, Venezuela
Died	11 March 2013 (aged 85) Caracas, Venezuela
Spouse(s)	Josefina Carrero María Eugenia Bigott Tibisay Cerrada
Profession	politician, diplomat, historian, journalist
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Because of a domestic accident, Simon Alberto Consalvi died in Caracas, Venezuela on 11 March 2013[2] He was 85.

Partial bibliography

• “La Paz Nuclear” (1988)
• “1989 / Diario de Washington” (1990)
• “Pedro Manuel Arcaya y la crisis de los años 30” (1991)
• “Auge y caída de Rómulo Gallegos” (1991)
• “Lascivia Brevis” (1992)
• “Grover Cleveland y la controversia Venezuela-Gran Bretaña” (1992)
• “Los Gómez de Zapata” (1993)
• “Profecía de la palabra” (1996)
• “El perfil y la sombra” (1997)
• “Las relaciones Venezuela-Estados Unidos en la primera mitad del siglo XX” (2000)
• “Profecía de la palabra, Vida y Obra de Mariano Picón Salas” (2001)
• “El Precio de la Historia” (2001)
• “Historia de las relaciones exteriores de Venezuela, 1810–2000” (2001)
• “Reflexiones sobre la Historia de Venezuela” (2002)
• “Augusto Mijares, el pensador y su tiempo” (2003)
• “El carrusel de las discordias” (2003)
• “El petróleo en Venezuela” (2004)
• “1957: el año en que los venezolanos perdieron el miedo” (2007)
• “La Guerra de los Compadres” (2009)
• “La Revolución de Octubre” (2010)

See also

• El Nacional
• Monte Ávila Editores
• List of Venezuelan writers
• List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela

References

1. (in Spanish) Curricular resume of Consalvi by the National Academy of History of Venezuela
2. Falleció el periodista y político Simón Alberto Consalvi, eluniversal.com, 11 March 2013

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