(1955-12-03) December 3, 1955 (age 68) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma mater
University of Buenos Aires
Gerardo Werthein (born 3 December 1955)[1] is an Argentine businessman and the current Ambassador of Argentina to the United States.[2][3]
Werthein served as president of the Argentine Olympic Committee from 2009 to 2021. He has also been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Broadcasting Services since 2011, joining the IOC Executive Board as an 'Executive Member' in 2020. [4] During his tenure as president, Buenos Aires was selected as the host city for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, which took place in October of that year.
^"Dr Gerardo WERTHEIN". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^Casal, Por Mariano (2024-04-18). "El Senado aprobó por unanimidad los pliegos de los embajadores que propuso el gobierno de Javier Milei". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-28.
^"Quién es Gerardo Werthein: empresario, dirigente deportivo y ahora nuevo embajador argentino en Estados Unidos". Página 12. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^Buenos Aires appoint Vero Communications for 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games bid
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