Fabio Vio

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Fabio Vio

| image = Fabio_Vio_Ugarte.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|1|1}}

| birth_place = Valparaíso, Chile

| office = Ambassador of Chile to Peru

| term_start = 2008

| term_end = 2014

| predecessor = Cristián Barros

| successor = Roberto Ibarra

| office1 = Ambassador of Chile to Paraguay

| term_start1 = 2008

| term_end1 = 2008

| predecessor1 = Emilio Tagle

| successor1 = Cristian Maqueira

| office2 = Ambassador of Chile to Venezuela

| president2 = Ricardo Lagos

| term_start2 = 2002

| term_end2 = 2006

| predecessor2 = Marcos Álvarez

| successor2 =

| office3 = Ambassador of Chile to Poland

| president3 = Ricardo Lagos

| term_start3 = 28 June 2000

| term_end3 = 2002

| office4 = Ambassador of Chile to France

| president4 = Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle
(1994−2000)
Ricardo Lagos
(2000−2006)

| term_start4 = 11 December 1997

| term_end4 = 28 June 2000

| predecessor4 = Juan Manuel Morales

| successor4 = Marcelo Schilling

| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (BA){{Cite web|url=https://violyon.cl/equipo/fabio-vio-ugarte/|title=Fabio Vío Ugarte – Vío & Cia Abogados|accessdate=10 April 2022}}}}

| profession = Lawyer

| footnotes =

}}

Fabio Vio Ugarte (born 1949) is a Chilean lawyer who has served as ambassador of Chile in different countries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.minrel.gob.cl/minrel_old/site/artic/20080727/pags/20080727185148.html|title=Fabio Vio será el nuevo Embajador de Chile en Paraguay|publisher=Government of Chile|date=11 March 2008|accessdate=13 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2018/01/20/891968/Ex-embajador-de-Chile-critica-organizacion-de-la-visita-del-Papa-Fue-un-caos.html|title=Ex embajador de Chile critica organización de la visita del Papa: 'Fue un caos'|publisher=Emol|date=20 January 2018|accessdate=10 April 2022}} He has also gained prominence in Chile as an international analyst,{{Cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/fabio-vio-pc-ha-condicionado-la-politica-exterior-chile/|title=Fabio Vio: 'El PC ha condicionado la política exterior de Chile'|publisher=La Tercera|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=10 April 2022}} specifically on the affairs of Peru.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mundo/noticia/fabio-vio-ex-embajador-chile-peru-no-se-puede-fijar-una-linea-coherente-alan-garcia-respecto-la-relacion-chile/622089/|title=Fabio Vio, ex embajador de Chile en Perú: 'No se puede fijar una línea coherente de Alan García respecto de la relación con Chile'|publisher=La Tercera|date=19 April 2019|accessdate=13 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://ellibero.cl/actualidad/fabio-vio-ex-embajador-chileno-en-peru-el-presidente-kuczynski-es-un-amigo-de-chile-comprobado/|title=Fabio Vio, ex embajador chileno en Perú: 'El Presidente Kuczynski es un amigo de Chile comprobado'|publisher=El Líbero|date=12 June 2016|accessdate=10 April 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2015/11/01/757090/Ex-embajador-Fabio-Vio-y-triangulo-terrestre.html|title=Ex embajador Vio y creación por Perú de distrito en frontera: 'Chile no permitirá actos que atenten contra su soberanía'|publisher=Emol|date=1 November 2015|accessdate=10 April 2022}}

Besides his native language, he also speaks English and French.

Diplomatic career

In 1992, he was appointed Head of Bilateral Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1994, he was appointed Director-General of Foreign Policy of Foreign Affairs, a position he held until November 1997.

From 1994 to 1997, he was a full member of the Council of Foreign Policy of his country as well as national coordinator of the Rio Group and national coordinator of the Conference of Ibero-American countries. From 1995 to 1997, he represented Chile as guarantor in the Controversy between Peru and Ecuador. As such, he signed the Brasilia Presidential Act in 1995.

In 1994, Vio was the Coordinator of Chile at the Summit of the Americas held in Miami. In 1996, he was Pro-Tempore Secretary of the Ibero-American Summit held in Santiago de Chile. In 1997, he represented to his country before the same pro-tempore mechanism of Mercosur.

From 1998 to 2000, he was the representative of Chile to the OECD Development Center. Similarly, from 1997 to 2000, Vío was ambassador to France.

From 2002 to 2006 he was ambassador of Chile to Hugo Chávez's Venezuela in replacement of the radical Marcos Álvarez, who recognized Pedro Carmona Estanga's de facto government after the 2002 coup attempt.

In 2008, he was appointed by President Michelle Bachelet as ambassador of Chile to Paraguay. Then, in October of that, Vio was appointed as ambassador to Peru.{{Cite web|url=https://www.df.cl/economia-y-politica/fabio-vio-ugarte-sera-el-nuevo-embajador-de-chile-en-peru|title=Fabio Vío Ugarte será el nuevo embajador de Chile en Perú|publisher=Diario Financiero|date=14 October 2008|accessdate=10 April 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/relaciones-exteriores/peru/el-diplomatico-fabio-vio-fue-nombrado-nuevo-embajador-chileno-en-peru/2008-10-14/110319.html|title=El diplomático Fabio Vío fue nombrado nuevo embajador chileno en Perú|publisher=Radio Cooperativa|date=14 October 2008|accessdate=10 April 2022}}