Leila Rachid de Cowles

Leila Rachid de Cowles (born 30 March 1955 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan diplomat.

Background and earlier life Rachid studied Foreign Relations at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (1973–1976). Afterwards she obtained a postgraduate degree at the Sociedad de Altos Estudios Internacionales, Madrid, Spain (1977–1978), another at the Centro de Estudios Constitucionales, Madrid, España (1978–1979) and a doctorate in Political Science at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (1977–1979). She was Paraguayan Ambassador to the United States (2000–2003).

Foreign Minister of Paraguay She served as Foreign Minister of Paraguay during the presidential tenure of Nicanor Duarte Frutos (15 August 2003 – 21 August 2006).