BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra resigned on Monday and will move to Madrid to be closer to her family, President Mauricio Macri said. Argentina's ambassador to France, Jorge Faurie, will be the new foreign minister and Malcorra will continue as an adviser to the government from afar. "Our foreign minister is leaving us - not the team, but the role of foreign minister," Macri told reporters at a press conference. Faurie, a lawyer, has served as a diplomat for four decades and was briefly vice foreign minister in 2002, according to a resume sent by the government. The shift has been part of a general move to the right among Latin American countries formerly friendly to Venezuela's socialist government, leaving President Nicolas Maduro increasingly isolated as violent protests shake the country.

Source: The Star May 29, 2017 18:28 UTC