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Resignations in Argentine State Agencies

The Argentine government announced a series of reshuffles, including the resignation of the heads of RENAPER and UIF, as well as new appointments in the transport sector and ENARGAS.


Resignations in Argentine State Agencies

The main news is the departure of Pablo Luis Santos from the head of the National Directorate of the National Registry of Persons (RENAPER), who will leave the office as of February 1st and will be replaced by Diego Sebastián Pérez Lorgueilleux. According to what Argentina News Agency learned, the changes were communicated through decrees in the Official Gazette, where the departure of Paul Starc as head of the Financial Information Unit (UIF) was also formalized.

Changes in the UIF and BICE The vacancy in the anti-money laundering body will be filled by Ernesto Gaspari, whom in official circles describe as being close to the Secretary of State Intelligence (SIDE), Cristian Auguadra. Starc, a former prosecutor identified with the sector of advisor Santiago Caputo, will not leave public office: he will join the board of directors of the Bank of Investment and Foreign Trade (BICE), under the orbit of the Ministry of Economy. From the Casa Rosada, they denied that his departure was due to a political fallout, reiterating that it was a "personal decision" and arguing that if there had been a conflict, he would not have been offered a new position in the financial entity.

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Changes in Transport and Energy The restructuring of the organizational chart also reached two other ministries: Secretariat of Transport: The resignation of Luis Pierrini was accepted, and Fernando Herrmann was appointed in his place. ENARGAS: The Executive formallyized the departure of the intervenor Carlos Alberto María Casares, appointing Marcelo Alejandro Nachón as his replacement, who according to the decree "has the background that justifies his nomination".

Buenos Aires, January 26 (NA) -- The national government officially announced this Monday a series of modifications in the structure of the State, accepting the resignations of heads in sensitive agencies.