Juan Falconi Puig will replace Ana Alban in the London embassy

Juan Falconi Puig

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño, announced yesterday that former superintendent of banks, Juan Falconi Puig, will be the new ambassador of Ecuador in London, replacing Ana Albán.

Vice Chancellor Marco Albuja, denied that Alban was removed from her position and added that she had asked for The change last year, having formally resigned earlier this year.

This event comes days before Patiño’s trip to England, where he plans to visit Julian Assange, political refugee in the Embassy of Ecuador in London.

Patiño also will meet with William Hague, foreign secretary of the UK, with whom he hopes to find a solution on the situation of the Australian hacker