Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas

Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
In office
2 February 1994  2 February 1999
PresidentRafael Caldera
Preceded byFernando Ochoa Antich
Succeeded byJosé Vicente Rangel
Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States
In office
1974–1976
PresidentCarlos Andrés Pérez
Personal details
Born(1922-07-08)8 July 1922
La Puerta, Venezuela
Died22 October 2003(2003-10-22) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C., United States
Professionlawyer, diplomat, politician

Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (8 July 1922 – 22 October 2003), was a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and politician, presidential candidate in 1968 and 1973. He was Director General of the Ministry of Interior Affairs; and also Minister of Justice (in 1964) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, between 1994 and 1999. He was a candidate to be Secretary of the Organization of American States (OEA) in 1994.