Fernando Huanacuni Mamani

Fernando Huanacuni Mamani
Huanacuni in 2017
Chancellor of Bolivia
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 January 2017
President	Evo Morales
Preceded by	David Choquehuanca
Personal details
Born	(1966-05-29) May 29, 1966 (age 51) La Paz, Bolivia
Nationality	Bolivian
Alma mater	University of San Andrés
Occupation	Politician, lawyer and researcher

Fernando Huanacuni Mamani (born May 29, 1966) is a Bolivian politician, lawyer and researcher. He has served as the Foreign Minister of Bolivia since 23 January 2017.

Fernando Huanacuni Mamani was born on May 29, 1966, in the city of La Paz, Bolivia. He is of the Aymara nation. He earned his law degree from the University of San Andrés (UMSA) of the city of La Paz. He then earned his PhD in Human Transformation from The Zambuling Institute in Washington D.C. He has a diploma in Psychology of Learning from Chile in 2010, and studied Research and Intercultural pedagogies in Bogotá, Colombia in 2014. He received higher Education of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of San Andrés in 2014 as well.

Huanacuni's research consists of indigenous peoples' ancestral world view and history. He is also a political activist in both Bolivia and internationally. He promotes the reconstruction of ancestral identity of the original indigenous nations. In 1983, he began touring South America, Central America, North America and Europe, lecturing on the value of ancestral knowledge, and motivating the return to logical thought and communal practices.

Mr. Huanacuni Mamani was also part of the designed team for the curriculum of the Law Avelino Sinani - Elizardo Perez. During the first stage, his role was as an expert of Cosmovision, and ancient philosophies, of indigenous peoples and communities, for the Ministry of Education and Culture of Bolivia. From 2008 he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia as the Director of Ceremonial practices and implementation for the Plurinational State of Bolivia. He had the rank of ambassador until September 2014.