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| birth_place = [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|04|01
| successor =
| predecessor = [[Ernesto Talvi]]
| president = [[Luis Lacalle Pou]]
| term_end = November 1, 2023
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| order = [[Ministry of Foreign Relations (Uruguay)|Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay]]
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In late June 2020, it was confirmed that Bustillo would replace [[Ernesto Talvi]] as [[Ministry of Foreign Relations (Uruguay)|Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay]], who presented his resignation,<ref>{{Cite web|last=de 2020|first=1 de Julio|title=Canciller de Uruguay Ernesto Talvi renuncia a cargo|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2020/07/01/canciller-de-uruguay-ernesto-talvi-renuncia-a-cargo/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=infobae|language=es-ES}}</ref> stating "It has been a privilege to serve the citizens of Uruguay from the Foreign Ministry at this time in which it was necessary to face extremely complex challenges".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Talvi presentó su carta de renuncia: "Mi intención era seguir hasta fin de año".|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Talvi-presento-su-carta-de-renuncia--Mi-intencion-era-seguir-hasta-fin-de-ano--uc757293|access-date=2020-07-02|website=Montevideo Portal|language=es}}</ref> Finally, on July 1, it was confirmed that Bustillo would take office on Monday, July 6.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Este lunes Francisco Bustillo asumirá como canciller de la República|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Este-lunes-Francisco-Bustillo-asumira-como-canciller-de-la-Republica-uc757352|access-date=2020-07-02|website=Montevideo Portal|language=es}}</ref> The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs is [[Carolina Ache Batlle]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-07|title=Bustillo ya es el canciller y Ache fue confirmada en el cargo de subsecretaria|url=https://www.republica.com.uy/bustillo-ya-es-el-canciller-y-ache-fue-confirmada-en-el-cargo-de-subsecretaria-id773928/|access-date=2020-10-04|website=Diario La República|language=es}}</ref>
In September 2020,
== Resignation ==
On 1 November 2023, Bustillo resigned as foreign minister after audio messages were published in which he appeared to ask former deputy Foreign Minister [[Carolina Ache]] to not hand over her phone to investigators to prevent access to conversations Ache had with another official relating to the granting of a passport to [[Sebastian Marset]], whom the latter official called a “dangerous” drug trafficker, while he was detained in the United Arab Emirates in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/bustillo-marset-passport-uruguay-94a90a6eb0a0669462e7758c96924c83 |title=Uruguay’s foreign minister resigns following leak of audios related to a passport scandal |date=2 November 2023 |last=Politi |first=Dante |work=Associated Press}}</ref>
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