Antonio de la Rúa

Though de la Rúa held no formal position in his father's government, he was the chief architect of his father's election campaign; his success led his father to continue to turn to him for political advice after his assumption of the presidency. He was pointed to as the leader of the "Sushi set" (El grupo sushi), a group of young officials so-called due to their alleged preference for expensive Japanese cuisine; they were sometimes criticised for their influence on politics.{{cite magazine|magazine=The New Statesman|last=Wilson|first=Bee|date=14 January 2002|access-date=9 July 2007|title=Meat Wars|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200201140039}}{{cite news|url=http://www.ayudatareas.com.ar/noticias2/39/archivo-ac2454.shtml |title=El grupo sushi, a punto de abandonar la escena política |newspaper=La Nación |last=Litre |first=Gabriela |access-date=9 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013921/http://www.ayudatareas.com.ar/noticias2/39/archivo-ac2454.shtml |archive-date=27 September 2007 }} After the collapse of the de la Rúa presidency, de la Rúa focused his energies on philanthropy and distanced himself from politics, thus marking the end of the influence of the "Sushi Group".{{cite news|url=http://www.revista-noticias.com.ar/ed_1564/articulo.php?art=52|last=Seiffert|first=Daniel|publisher=Revista Noticias|title=Sushi filantrópico|language=es|access-date=9 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121546/http://www.revista-noticias.com.ar/ed_1564/articulo.php?art=52|archive-date=29 September 2007}}

De la Rúa was a target of paparazzi coverage after his father became president. In 1999, he started dating the Colombian singer Shakira.[https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30282933.html Shakira and de la Rua 'waiting to wed']. Irish Examiner. 28 October 2006. On 10 January 2011, Shakira announced on her website that after 11 years together, she and de la Rúa had separated in August 2010 after making "a mutual decision to take time apart from [their] romantic relationship." She wrote that the couple "view this period of separation as temporary and as a time of individual growth as [they] continue to be partners in [their] business and professional lives", with de la Rúa overseeing Shakira's "business and career interests as he has always done."{{cite news|url=http://www.shakira.com/news/title/france-11011 |title=France, 1/10/2011 |publisher=Shakira.com |date=10 January 2011 |access-date=10 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112220127/http://www.shakira.com/news/title/france-11011 |archive-date=12 January 2011 |url-status=dead }} In September 2012, he filed a lawsuit for $250 million against Shakira.{{cite news|last=Moreno|first=Carolina|title=Antonio de la Rúa, Shakira's Ex-Boyfriend, Sues Star For $250 Million|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/antonio-de-la-rua-sues-shakira_n_1859324.html|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=9 September 2012}} His lawsuit was dismissed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in August 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/445207/shakira-wins-ex-boyfriend-s-lawsuit-dismissed-singer-could-not-be-happier-now|title=Shakira Wins: Ex-Boyfriend's Lawsuit Dismissed, Singer "Could Not Be Happier Now"|publisher=E! News|date=2 August 2013|access-date=10 October 2016}}

In December 2006, de la Rúa, together with a group of prominent Latin American businessmen and artists, founded ALAS Foundation.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/magazine/07Shakira-t.html?scp=1&sq=shakira&st=cse Shakira's Children], the New York Times, 7 June 2009. Foundation ALAS is a non-profit organization that promotes Early Childhood Development in Hispanic America.{{cite web|url=http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_aboutalas_en.asp |title=About ALAS |access-date=15 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121223719/http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_aboutalas_en.asp |archive-date=21 November 2008 }} About Alas

Foundation ALAS had Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez as its Honorary President.[http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_leadership_en.asp ALAS leadership] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105162152/http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_leadership_en.asp |date=5 January 2009 }} Its founding members include de la Rúa, Carlos Slim, and Alejandro Bulgheroni among others.[http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_activists_en.asp ALAS activists] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105170527/http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_activists_en.asp |date=5 January 2009 }}

On 22 February 2010, Antonio de la Rúa and Shakira were invited to the White House where they discussed with President Barack Obama the importance of investing in Early Childhood Development Policies.[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2010/02/23/elmundo/i-02145776.htm Barack Obama recibió en el Salón Oval a Shakira y su novio, Antonio de la Rúa], clarin.com. 23 February 2010.

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