Arturo McFields
Arturo McFields | |
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| Ambassador of Nicaragua to the Organization of American States | |
| In office 27 October 2021 – 24 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Alvarado |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
Arturo McFields Yescas (born c. 1976) is an exiled journalist, former ambassador to the OAS and former member of the Norwegian Peace Corps (FK). Former Alumni of the National Defense University's Security Seminar and the Harvard and HarvardX Leadership course.
Early life and education
[edit]Mcfields was born in 1976,[1] the son of the Caribbean poet David McFields. After completing journalism studies at the Central American University (1994-1998) and has a master's degree in International Relations from the Seneca Institute of Spain.[2]
He is a former Alumni of the National Defense University's Security Seminar and the Harvard and HarvardX Leadership course.
Career
[edit]McFields is an expert on Latin American issues and has shared his analysis on CNN, The Hill, The Washington Post and Infobae. He worked in various media: Channel 12, the newspaper La Prensa and Radio Maranatha.[3] Later, McFields volunteered in the Norwegian Peace Corps (2007), and in 2011 he began his diplomatic career as a press attaché at the Nicaraguan embassy in Washington D.C. (USA). Later he was first, Minister Counselor and then Ambassador to the Organization of American States (2021-2022).[3]
On March 23, 2022, McFields denounced the administration of Daniel Ortega, describing it as a dictatorship that violates human rights and asking for the release of political prisoners in the country.[4][5][6] Specifically, he condemned the cruel actions against 179 political prisoners carried out by the dictatorship of Ortega and Rosario Murillo, citing the case of Tamara Dávila, who has not seen her daughter in eight months, as well as the ban on seeing her (something that moved him).[7][8] He also lamented the death of retired general Hugo Torres.[9][10] As a result of his comments, McFields was dismissed.[11] He ruled on Nicaragua's early withdrawal from the Organization of American States and blurted out that It should be a "moral victory for the people and especially for the more than 180 political prisoners".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Medina Sánchez, Fabián (24 March 2022). "Arturo McFields, el embajador que se animó a denunciar a Daniel Ortega: "Pasé los 15 días más horribles de mi vida"" (in Spanish). Infobae.
- ^ "Arturo McFields, ex alumno de Instituto Séneca, nuevo Embajador ante la OEA" (in Spanish). Séneca Institute, International Postgraduate Center.
- ^ a b Medina Sánchez, Fabián (23 March 2022). "Quién es Arturo McFields, el embajador que fue íntimo de Daniel Ortega y sorprendió al denunciar en vivo a la dictadura ante la OEA". Managua: Infobae. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Maldonado, Carlos Salinas (2022-03-23). "Arturo McFields, de periodista leal al embajador que desnudó al régimen de Daniel Ortega". El País.
- ^ "El embajador de Nicaragua ante la OEA se rebela contra la 'dictadura indefendible' de Ortega". La Vanguardia. 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Arturo McFields, de periodista afín a Ortega a embajador que se ha rebelado contra su dictadura". ABC. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Arturo Mcfields revela que ha llorado por las condiciones de la presa política Tamara Dávila" (in Spanish). Nicaragua Actual. 23 March 2022.
- ^ Maldonado, Carlos S. (23 March 2022). "El embajador de Nicaragua ante la OEA denuncia la "dictadura" de Daniel Ortega y pide liberar a los presos políticos" (in Spanish). El Pais.
- ^ "El embajador de Nicaragua ante la OEA denuncia la "dictadura" de Daniel Ortega y pide liberar a los presos políticos". 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Renuncia un importante asesor del Gobierno de Nicaragua: "Ya no es el Daniel Ortega a quien tanto respeté"". 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Régimen de Daniel Ortega inicia campaña contra Embajador Arturo Mcfields tras denuncia en OEA". Managua: 100 noticias. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Gil, Viviana Marcela Gómez (2022-04-25). ""El retiro estrepitoso y adelantado de la dictadura de Nicaragua de la OEA es una victoria moral": Arturo McFields". W Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-27.