Four decades,
four continents.

Honorary Consul of Ecuador in Lebanon

Her first diplomatic role, at the start of a life lived between two regions.

Honorary Consul of Ecuador in Boston

Representing Ecuador in the United States before her first ambassadorship.

Harvard Conflict Management Group

Her professional record lists membership of Harvard's Conflict Management Group, working on international negotiations alongside Roger Fisher's team.

Period from her published website chronology; the published record lists the role without dates.

Professional record · website chronology

Ecuador–Peru Peace Agreement

Advisor to the President of Ecuador during the peace process that culminated in the Brasilia Presidential Act.

Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States

Her first posting in Washington.

Galápagos conservation

Her published professional record lists her as founder and president of the Galápagos Conservancy Foundation, reflecting her longstanding conservation work.

Year from her published website chronology; the published record lists the role without a year.

Professional record · website chronology

Minister of Foreign Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, Fisheries & Competitiveness

Leading Ecuador's trade and industrial policy.

President, Andean Parliament

Presiding over the regional parliamentary institution and advancing dialogue across the Andean region.

President, Economic Affairs Committee, EUROLAT

Her published professional record lists this parliamentary leadership role, connecting economic affairs across Europe and Latin America. Her published professional record also lists service as co-chair of the European Parliament and Andean Parliament (2007–2009).

Yasuní-ITT Initiative

The initiative ran from 2007 to 2013, seeking international support to keep oil underground and protect biodiversity. Her published professional record lists her role as chief negotiator.

Dates refer to the initiative, rather than her full personal tenure.

Professional record · initiative history

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Dialogue of Civilizations

Her published professional record records her appointment in 2010 to promote dialogue among civilizations.

Ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar

Her published professional record records concurrent accreditation to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman and Syria.

Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States

Her second posting in Washington.

Regional ocean protection

Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, together with the United States, signed a memorandum supporting the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It advanced cooperation on marine governance, conservation finance and maritime security.

National context

Galápagos conservation finance

Ecuador completed a debt-for-nature conversion supporting marine conservation. This milestone belongs to Ecuador's environmental record during her second posting in Washington.

National context

Ambassador of Ecuador to France and Monaco

Representing Ecuador in France and Monaco.

International Peace Institute

Her published professional record includes board membership of the International Peace Institute, alongside her wider work on peace and security.