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Argentine order of precedence
The order of precedence in Argentina is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Presidential Decree 2072 of October 10, 1993, signed by then President Carlos Menem, and former ministers Guido di Tella and Carlos Ruckauf.
Current order of precedence (2007)
President of the Nation (Cristina Kirchner)
Vice-president of the Nation (Julio Cobos)
Provisional President of the Senate (Jose Pampuro)
President of the Chamber of Deputies (Eduardo Balestrini)
President of the Supreme Court (Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti)
Former Presidents of the Nation
#Maria Estela Martinez de Peron
#Raul Alfonsin
#Carlos Menem
#Fernando De la Rua
#Adolfo Rodriguez Saa
#Eduardo Duhalde
#Nestor Carlos Kirchner
Provincial Governors and the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
Chief of Cabinet (Alberto Fernandez)
National Ministers
General Secretary for the Presidency of the Nation (Oscar Parrilli)
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Lt. Gen. Jorge Alberto Chevalier)
Commanders of each armed force
Members of the Supreme Court
General Prosecutor of the Nation
National Prosecutor for Administrative Investigations
Secretaries at the Presidency of the Nation
Chief of the Casa Militar
Vice-presidents of both Congress chambers
Provincial Vice-governors
Argentine Ambassadors in office abroad
Cardinals
President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio)
Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio)
Leader of each political party block at the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
Senators and Deputies
Archbishops
Vice-presidents of Provincial Senates and Chambers of Deputies
Presidents of Provincial Supreme Courts
Major Generals (Army)
Rear Admirals
Major Generals (Air Force)
Argentine Ambassadors based in Argentina
President of the National Court of Criminal Appeals (Justice Juan Carlos Rodriguez Basavilbaso)
Presidents of National and Federal Courts of Appeals
Bishops and its equivalent in other officially-recognised religions
Secretaries at the National Congress
Members of the National Court of Criminal Appeals
Members of National and Federal Courts of Appeals
Under-Secretaries of State
Under-Secretary of Treasury
Commander of the Argentine Federal Police (Commissioner-Major Nestor Vallecca)
Commander of the Argentine National Gendarmerie (General Commander Hector Bernabe Schenone)
Commander of the Argentine Naval Prefecture (Prefect Carlos Edgardo Fernandez)
Brigade Generals (Army)
Rear Admirals
Brigade Generals (Air Force)
Argentine Charge d'affaires in office abroad
Secretaries at the Supreme Court
Federal and National Judges
National Directors
Chancellors of National Universities
Presidents of National Academies
President of the Central Bank of Argentina (Martin Redrado)
President of the Banco de la Nacion Argentina (Gabriela Ciganotto)
Presidents of state-owned companies (reparticiones autarquicas)
Deputy Chancellors of National Universities
General Directors
Argentine Consuls in office abroad
Argentine diplomatic Attaches in office abroad
Director of the Argentine National Library (Horacio Gonzalez)
Director of National Museums
Deans of National Faculties
Presidents of National Professional Associations
References
Protocolo Nacional - Decreto 2072/93 (Spanish) (National Protocol - Decree 2072/93)
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