César Bernardo Arévalo de León is a Guatemalan diplomat, sociologist, writer, and politician who is the 52nd and current president of Guatemala. A member and co-founder of the Semilla party, he previously served as a deputy in the Congress of Guatemala from 2020 to 2024, as Ambassador to Spain from 1995 to 1996 and as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1995.
Official portrait, 2024
Official portrait of Arévalo as a deputy of the Guatemalan Congress
President-elect Bernardo Arévalo (left) and outgoing president Alejandro Giammattei meet in the presidential residency as part of the presidential transition, September 2023.
Arévalo takes the oath of office administered by former President of Congress Samuel Pérez, 15 January 2024
The president of Guatemala, officially titled President of the Republic of Guatemala, is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a single four-year term. The position of President was created in 1839.
President of Guatemala
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