Alvaro RODRIGUEZ

Prior to becoming UN Resident Coordinator in Turkey on 1 September 2019, Mr. Rodriguez was UN Resident Coordinator in the United Republic of Tanzania between 2014-2019. Mr. Rodriguez has served in the UN since 1991 when he began his work with UNDP in Kenya and then served in China and Thailand.

Throughout his career with the UN, he has held senior-level positions in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia where he was UNDP Country Director. Additionally, he has previously served as Policy Support Coordinator in UNDP Headquarters in New York where he was responsible for the oversight of UNDP’s Global Programme.

Mr. Rodriguez has expertise in capacity development, electoral assistance, crisis prevention, humanitarian response and recovery, risk management, environmental management as well as disaster risk reduction.

Mr. Rodriguez is originally from Chile and is a citizen of Canada. He has studied in Chile, Canada, India, and Australia and holds degrees in several fields related to Development and Development Economics.