A life devoted to peace.
One world.
A future we can only build together.
Common
ground.
Diplomacy begins where people meet.
In her
own words.
A conversation with Elaine Reyes on peace, diplomacy and the future of the United Nations.
Two homelands.
One promise.
Her life spans Lebanon and Ecuador. Her work brings together diplomacy, peacebuilding and environmental stewardship. She traces her vocation for peace to a promise made in a basement in Beirut.
Discover her story A life shaped by the beliefthat dialogue can change what comes next.
Languages
Homelands: Lebanon & Ecuador
Ecuador–Peru peace agreement
Years in public service
Building peace.
Crossing divides.
Ecuador’s Artemis Accords signing ceremony · NASA / Keegan Barber
Years in public service
Environmental advocacy.
Dialogue across borders.
Every chapter. A step forward.
- 1981
Honorary Consul in Lebanon
The beginning of her diplomatic service.
Explore this chapter - 1998
Ecuador–Peru Peace Agreement
Advisor during the peace process.
Explore this chapter - 1998–2002
Ambassador to the United States
First posting in Washington.
Explore this chapter - 2003–2005
Minister of Foreign Trade & Industry
Regional integration, fisheries & competitiveness.
Explore this chapter - 2007–2009
President of the Andean Parliament
Regional parliamentary leadership.
Explore this chapter - THE INITIATIVE2007–2013
Yasuní-ITT Initiative
Chief negotiator · dates refer to the initiative.
Explore this chapter - 2010
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Dialogue of Civilizations · appointed in 2010.
Explore this chapter - 2017–2020
Ambassador to Qatar
With concurrent accreditation across the Middle East.
Explore this chapter - 2020–2024
Ambassador to the United States
Second posting in Washington.
Explore this chapter - 2024
Ambassador to France & Monaco
Representing Ecuador in both countries.
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Selected milestones from her diplomatic career and public service.
Explore the career chronology · 17 entriesA bridge for a
fractured world.
Rooted in Ecuador and Lebanon, Ambassador A‑Baki has worked across diplomacy, peacebuilding and environmental cooperation. Her record connects Latin America, North America, Europe and the Middle East; her vision calls for a United Nations that serves every region.
China
Ivonne A-Baki meets with the Chinese delegation.
Published 27 September 2026Read her post
With the Serbian delegation.
Published 27 September 2026
With Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen.
Published 25 September 2026
With Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont.
Published 25 September 2026
With Ambassador Lewis Brown.
Published 24 September 2026
With Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish.
Published 21 September 2026Photographs and updates from @ivonnebaki
Five commitments.
One purpose.
A United Nations that delivers peace with dignity, protects the planet, and serves every Member State with impartiality and humanity. Explore the five commitments in the revised web edition.
A United Nations that keeps the peace
IIA Security Council worthy of the 21st century
IIIDevelopment and a fairer fiscal world
IVThe dignity of the human person
VA United Nations renewed from within
I have not read about peace. I have made it. And I have lived without it.
Ambassador A‑Baki
I am not running for an office. I am running for the mothers who are, right now, holding their children in basements, hearing the same question I heard.
Ambassador A‑Baki
I carry two homelands inside me, Lebanon and Ecuador. That is not a biography. It is a qualification for this moment.
Ambassador A‑Baki
Let’s find
common ground.
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