Carlos Faría

Carlos Faría
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
16 May 2022 – 6 January 2023
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byFelix Plasencia
Succeeded byYván Gil
Personal details
BornCarlos Rafael Faría Tortosa
(1962-12-11) 11 December 1962
Caracas, Venezuela
PartyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)
Alma materKharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Carlos Rafael Faría Tortosa (born December 11, 1962, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan politician who served as Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023. Previously, he served as Venezuela's Ambassador to Russia from June 7, 2017, to May 16, 2022. He was also Minister of Industry and Commerce, appointed by president Nicolás Maduro on national radio and television on August 2, 2016, replacing Miguel Pérez Abad.