Through his official account on X, Manuel Adorni, Chief of Staff Javier Miley Announce a An important change in a large part of the leadership of the armed forces based on a direct proposal from the Minister of Defense. Major General Oscar Zaric will replace Carlos Presti In the army command; Vice Admiral Marcelo Dali Nogari He will be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing Brig Xavier Julian Isaac; And Vice Admiral Juan Carlos Romay He will be the new commander of the Argentine Navy, replacing Admiral Carlos Maria Alievi. Miley only confirmed the appointment of Brigadier General Gustavo Valverde to his position as Chief of the Argentine Air Force (FAA).
The outgoing presidents assumed office on January 10, 2024, although the president appointed them on December 29, 2023.
Carlos Presti confirmed that he will take a leave of absence from his military position to assume the position of minister
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Adorni explained in his tweet: “The Head of State, in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has decided the following:
– Major General Oscar Zaric He will be the commander of the army.
– Vice Admiral Juan Carlos Romay He will be the Navy Commander.
– Vice Admiral Marcelo Dali Nogari “He will be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”
He added: “Also, the President of the State approves Brigadier General Gustavo Valverde as Commander of the Air Force. May God bless the Argentine Republic.”
For her part, Presti is the new Minister of DefenceHe wrote a post on his X account explaining that this is what happened As a result of the suggestions he made to Miley To appoint new powers for the armed forces, noting that “the Argentine President of State Javier Miley“As Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, he accepted my proposals.”
According to Argentine News Agency, The appointed chiefs will be very close to Karina Miley, the chief’s sister.
Who is Carlos Presti, the influential Minister of Defense?
On Saturday, November 22, Milley announced that Presti would be the new Defense Ministerto replace Louis Petrie, Who will take up a seat in Congress on December 10. The official statement said: “Chief of the General Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti“He will leave his position to assume the position of the new Minister of Defense.”
The new minister is First lieutenant in the Argentine army. He was born on June 23, 1966 and began his career at the National Military College, where He graduated in 1987 with the rank of second lieutenant in the infantry. At the academic level, he studied at the University of El Salvador and at the Higher War School “Lieutenant General Luis María Campos”, where he specialized in General Staff, Strategy and Organization.
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During his career, he held central positions within the army: He was commander of the 4th Airborne Brigade, chief of the 601st Air Assault Regiment, and director of the Military College.. He also carried out important tasks in international missions: andHead of the Argentine Peace Corps in Haiti and defense attaché in various Central American embassies.
At the end of 2023, a presidential decree was issued appointing him as Chief of the Army General Staff.
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