has the support of two Undersecretaries, elected for a three-year period, renewable for the same term. Secretaries general 1980–1984 Julio César Schupp (Paraguay) 1984–1987 Juan José Real (Uruguay) 1987–1990 Norberto Bertaina (Argentina) 1990–1993 Jorge Luis Ordóñez (Colombia) 1993–1999 Antônio José de Cerqueira Antunes (Brasil) 2000–2005 Juan Francisco Rojas Penso (Venezuela) 2005–2008 Didier Opertti (Uruguay) 2008–2009 Bernardino Hugo Saguier-Caballero (Paraguay) 2009–2011 José Félix Fernández Estigarribia (Paraguay) 2011–2017 Carlos Álvarez (Argentina) 2017– Alejandro de la Peña Navarrete (Mexico) See also Free trade Free trade area International trade Central America Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Area of the Americas Latin American economy Trade bloc Mercosur Andean Community of Nations Union of South American Nations Central American Integration System Caribbean Community Latin American Economic System Latin American Parliament PetroCaribe References Latin America Trade blocs United Nations General Assembly observers Organizations based in Montevideo Organizations established in 1980 Palermo, Montevideo International organizations based in the Americas