Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Panama
She was appointed by President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen as Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs and International Cooperation on November 22, 2022.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies with an emphasis in Business Administration from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
She holds a MBA with focus on Marketing, as well as a Postgraduate degree in Strategic Management, both from the Latin American University of Science and Technology in Panama (ULACIT).
She completed an International Diploma in Governance and Political Management from George Washington University, in affiliation with the University of Panama and the Latin America and the Caribbean.l Development Bank (CAF). Additionally, she holds a Diploma in Strategic Management of NGOs from Quality Leadership University.
In the early stages of her professional career, she worked at PROPANAMA, initially as a Foreign Investment Promoter, and subsequently as Director of International Promotion.
Later, at the Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Panama (MICI), she served as the Head of International Fairs and was later appointed as the Director General of Export Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
Subsequently, she held the positions of Associate in Coordination and Officer in Inter-Agency Coordination at the United Nations System in Panama for almost two decades.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the beginning of this government administration, she also held the position of Director of International Cooperation.