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The Embassy of Paraguay in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Hardenberggstrasse 12, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: (+49) 30 319 98 60
Fax: (+49) 30 319 986 17
E-mail: embapar@embapar.de
The Ambassador
Fernando Acosta Díaz
Ambassador Fernando Acosta Díaz assumed office as the designated Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay on May 29, 2024, and presented his credentials to the Federal President of Germany on September 4 of the same year. Previously, he served as Director General of the Liaison Unit with Departmental and Municipal Governments (2023–2024); Director General of Protocol (2021–2023); Consul, Head of Mission, in Formosa (2019–2021); Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Paraguay in Canberra, Australia (2016–2019); Counselor at the Embassy of Paraguay in the United Kingdom of Great Britain (2006–2011); and Second Secretary at the Embassy of Paraguay in Uruguay (1998–2004).
He holds a Master’s degree in Technical Affairs and Governance, having earned Summa Cum Laude honors for his thesis at Columbia University of Paraguay (2020); a Diploma in Public Policy Design (2018) from the Law School of Austral University in Argentina; a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Public Relations from the Autonomous University of Asunción (1993–1997); and is a graduate of the Diplomatic and Consular Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1993–1994).
He speaks Spanish, Guaraní, English, and Portuguese. His career also includes service as Director of International Cooperation (2011–2016), Director of the Directorate of Treaties and International Acts (2004–2006), Head of the Division for the Americas and the Southern Cone (1994–1996), and officer at the Directorate of Treaties (1991–1994). He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 23, 1991.
Publications
- Responsible for and author of the First Catalogue of Technical Cooperation Offers of the Republic of Paraguay (2016)
- Compiler of International Instruments of MERCOSUR and Associated States, Volumes I and II (1991–2005)
- Compiler of Bilateral International Instruments of the Republic of Paraguay, Volumes I and II (1993–1994)
History
Relations between Germany and Paraguay are amicable and untroubled. Germany enjoys a positive image in Paraguay. Many German immigrants helped and continue to help develop the country. The Federal Government’s engagement there in terms of development cooperation and cultural policy is appreciated. Germany’s role within the European Union, especially during the current refugee crisis, is being watched closely and elicits a great deal of respect.
Paraguay was and still is a destination for German emigrants. In the first half of the last century, these were mainly ethnic German Mennonites fleeing Stalinism in the former Soviet Union or Germans seeking to escape the economic misery caused by the First and Second World Wars. Today, most of them are retired people settling in Paraguay on account of the favourable living conditions and climate.
At the intergovernmental talks held in October 2015, the Federal Government pledged to continue to increase cooperation in the coming years. Rural development remains the focus, with new projects by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). These are complemented by individual strategic measures in the area of natural resource management and vocational training. Experts from the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation support Paraguayan associations of co-operatives by advising and training staff. Paraguay is, after Germany, the country with the closest-knit network of co-operatives worldwide. As part of Financial Cooperation, the KfW Development Bank is conducting a number of programmes to support small farmers and small and medium-sized companies. New projects to protect the environment are in preparation. Paraguay also participates in several regional programmes being conducted by German development cooperation.
