Director
Name: José Enrique Enríquez Rodríguez
Date of birth: 1 February 1962
He graduated from Arabic Language, in Damascus, Syria in 1985.
Languages: English and Arabic
Further education: Diploma in Public Administration, Havana (2012).
Career:
1985-1989: Diplomatic Attaché, Embassy of Cuba in Libya.
1990-1992: Official, Documentation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1992-1996: Third Secretary, North Africa and Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1996-1998: Second Secretary, Embassy of Cuba in Qatar.
1998: Deputy Director, North Africa and Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1998-1999: Official, Offices of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1999-2002: Official, North Africa and Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2002-2007: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba in the State of Qatar.
2007-2012: Ambassador and Director, North Africa and Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2012-2016: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2012-2016: Ambassador of Cuba with concurrent accreditation to the Sultanate of Oman.
2013-2016: Ambassador of Cuba with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
2015-2016: Ambassador of Cuba with concurrent accreditation to the United Arab Emirates.
2016-present: Ambassador. Director, Cadres Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He has been part of top-level delegations on official working visits to countries of Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America, and has participated in several international events.
Phone Number: 7 8364140 y 7 8364934
Email: eenriquez@minrex.gob.cu
Deputy Director
Name: Ibete Fernández Hernández
Date of birth: 2 March 1970
Education: Bachelor of International Political Relations
Foreign Language Skills: English and French
Career history
1995-1996: General Assistant of International Relations
1996-2002: Second Secretary, Division of Sub-Saharan Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
2003-2006: Second Secretary, Embassy of Cuba to Burkina Faso
2006-2006: First Secretary, Division of Sub-Saharan Africa, MINREX
2006-2008: Senior Specialist, rank: First Secretary, Division of Sub-Saharan Africa, MINREX
2008-2012: Counselor, Embassy of Cuba to South Africa
2012-2015: Counselor, Division of Sub-Saharan Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
2015-2021: Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Malaysia
2016- 2021: Non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines
2018-2021: Non-resident Ambassador to the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam
May 2021: Ambassador, Division of Europe and Canada, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
December 2021-today: Ambassador, Deputy Director of Cadres of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
She has been member of senior delegations paying official and working visits to African countries. She has also attended different international events.
Phone Number: 7 8364165
Email:
Secretariat
Celia de Lorenzo López
Phone Number: 7 8364140
E-mail: dcuaper@minrex.gob.cu