OUR BOARD
Chairman: Marcelo Scenna
Secretary-General: Juan Dávila y Verdin, FRSA
Board of Trustees (2024-2027):
R Anthony Robinson
María Marco
Susana Ecclestone
Florencia Canale
Ex-Officio:
BSMI Scotland:
Branch Patron:
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire
Banch Coordinator:
Veronica Owen
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Honorific Academic and Diplomatic Chairs:
Academic Chair “James Duff, 4th Earl Fife (1776-1857)”
First Academic Chair (Incorporated on 19 August 2024)
H.G. The Duke of Fife
Academic Chair “Captain Basil Hall FRS” (1788-1844)”
Second Academic Chair (Incorporated on 25 February 2025)
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire, Mr Andrew Simpson
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Diplomatic Chair “Battle of San Lorenzo”
To the Ambassadors of the Argentine Republic in the United Kingdom
H.E. Mariana Plaza │2024 – Present
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Diplomatic Chair “Paracas Bay Landing”
To the Ambassadors of the Republic of Peru in the United Kingdom
H.E. Juan Carlos Gamarra Skeels │ 2018 – 2024
H.E. Ignacio Higueras Hare │ 2024 – Present
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Diplomatic Chair “Guayaquil Conference”
To the Ambassadors of the Republic of Ecuador in the United Kingdom
H.E. Luis Vayas Valdivieso │ 2024 – Present
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Diplomatic Chair “Duff House”
To the Ambassadors of the United Kingdom in the Argentine Republic
H.E. Kristy Hayes │ 2021 – 2025
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Academic Advisor: Dr Natalia Sobrevilla
Liaison with the Embassies:
Embassy of the Republic in Perú in the United Kingdom: Ms Irina Encarnación, Head of Cultural and Press Affairs
Embassy of Ecuador in the United Kingdom: Counsellor Gabriel Villafuerte Manzano, Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of the United Kingdom in the Argentine Republic: Oliver Galak, Head of Communications
In Memorian:
Alan Tabbush, OBE (1929-2023)
(Founder and First Chairman of the British San Martín Institute)
Tomás Neville Hudson, OBE (1932-2024)
(Member of the British San Martín Institute, and Emeritus Member of the Academy of the Instituto Nacional San martiniano in Argentina)
Ambassador Mario Cámpora (1930-2022)
(Former Argentine Ambassador, promoted the installation of the statue dedicated to General San Martín in Belgrave Square, London)