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Argentina Appoints Cristian Martelletti as Director of Presidential Medical Unit

The decree takes effect retroactively from August 1 with Martelletti holding subsecretary rank in the Secretaría General de la Presidencia.

Overview

  • Decree 573/2025 signed by President Javier Milei and Chief of Cabinet Guillermo Francos was published in the Boletín Oficial on August 12.
  • The decree accepts Manuel Emilio Estigarribia’s resignation and names Cristian Luis Martelletti director of the Unidad Médica Presidencial, effective August 1, 2025.
  • Martelletti assumes the role with the rank and hierarchy of subsecretary under the Secretariat General of the Presidency led by Karina Milei.
  • A career public hospital surgeon, Martelletti has been part of the Unidad Médica Presidencial since 2013 and holds leadership posts at Hospital Balestrini, Hospital Posadas and in university teaching.
  • No public statements have been issued beyond the Boletín Oficial entry regarding operational or staffing changes in the medical unit.