New US  Ambassador arrives in Panama

Mari Carmen Aponte the new US ambassador to Panama arrived in the country on Wednesday, November 16.

Her appointment was confirmed by the US Senate on September  29.

Aponte has served as US ambassador to El Salvador and was also the Acting Assistant Secretary of the State Department’s Western Hemisphere Office.

She is the first Puerto Rican woman to hold the title of ambassador of the United States.

In her career in law, she has received various recognitions, including honorary doctorates from Temple University and the District of Columbia Law School, as well as the Unidos US Graciela Olivarez Award.