Héctor Faúndez
Héctor Faúndez Parra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 |
| Died | 3 March 2007 |
| Occupation | Consul |
| Spouse | Sylvia Borcherding (Separated) |
Héctor Rodrigo Faúndez Parra was a Chilean diplomat. He served as consul and first secretary of the Embassy of Chile in Syria when he was killed.
Education
[edit]His family moved to Santiago, where he studied at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera.[1] He studied in the United States under the Youth For Understanding program and again on a scholarship from Turner High School in Kansas.[1] In 1978, he became a member of the National Honor Society.[1]
He studied commercial engineering at the University of Chile before enrolling at the Diplomatic Academy of Chile in 1980.[1]
Diplomatic career
[edit]Faúndez worked in Chile's foreign service for 27 years.[2] He was assigned twice to Syria and also served in Tunisia,[3] Honduras, Nicaragua, Germany, and Kenya.[1] In Santiago, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Middle East, Consular Planning, Europe, Africa, and Middle East departments.[4]
He was fluent in English, French, German, and Arabic.[1] Faúndez was a specialist in the Arab-Israeli conflict.[1]
Murder
[edit]Héctor Faúndez’s body, found strangled and showing signs of assault, was discovered on 26 March 2007 in his apartment in the Malki neighborhood of Damascus.[1] The Chilean embassy driver found his body after being sent by ambassador Ricardo Fiegelist, who was concerned about Faúndez’s absence from work.[2]
On 3 April, Syrian police arrested the confessed perpetrator, indicating that the motive might not have been criminal. Two accomplices, who were later identified, remained at large.[2]
The diplomat’s remains arrived in Chile on 4 April 2007,[5] delayed by a public holiday in Syria.[1] He was buried the same day.[5]
Personal life
[edit]His father was José Hugo Faúndez.
He was married to German citizen Sylvia Borcherding.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ávalos, Hernán; Droguet, Walter (1 April 2007). "Consul was an expert on the Arab-Israeli conflict". El Mercurio. p. C16. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Gálvez, Mario (3 April 2007). "Detained and confessed: The killer of Chilean consul". El Mercurio. p. C1. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Jouffé, André. "La perla negra de Conchalí". El Periodista. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Motive investigated in the murder of Chilean consul in Syria". El Mostrador. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b Gálvez, Mario (5 April 2007). "Government bids farewell to consul's remains". El Mercurio. Retrieved 3 March 2018.