Carmen Marina Gutiérrez Salazar was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Organization of American States, OAS, in March 19, 2003.

An active member of OAS Committee on Hemispheric Security, Ambassador Gutierrez was elected by acclamation Rapporteur of the General Committee for the Special Conference on Security held in Mexico in October 2003. She also lead the delegation to, and later was elected as vice president of, the First Conference of States Parties of the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials, CIFTA, held in Bogotá, Colombia, in March 2004. A leading voice on matters regarding the de-mining process in Central America, Ambassador Gutiérrez has always advanced the Central American concerns and positions within the Committee on Hemispheric Security.

A member of the Nicaraguan Foreign Service since 1993, her previous appointments include postings in Costa Rica and Spain, where she held the position of Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General from February 1997 to June 2002. From June 2003 until November 2003, Ambassador Gutiérrez also acted as Chargée d’Affaires, a.i. of the Embassy of Nicaragua to the White House.

A career diplomat, Ambassador Gutierrez completed her graduate studies on Diplomacy, with emphasis on Negotiation and International Economy, at the Diplomatic Academy Manuel María Peralta, in San José, Costa Rica, in 1993. In addition, she also holds a degree in advertising from the Universidad Autónoma de Centro América, based in San José. In 2001, Ambassador Gutiérrez also completed all the optional courses for a Doctoral Degree on Public International Law and European Community Law from the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, in Spain.

Throughout her career, Ambassador Gutierrez has focused on issues related to International Trade, Tourism, Cooperation, Integration Processes, Human Rights, Regional Security and International Law. She has actively participated as a delegate of the Nicaraguan Government to various forums aimed to promote tourism and commerce, such as the Entrepreneurial Summits between the European Union and Latin America and several working groups on investment for the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.

She has also been a delegate to several Presidential Summits and got involved in the Commission of Tourism and Border Development at bilateral meetings between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

A keen reader and writer, Ambassador Gutierrez has been published in various Spanish magazines as well as in specialized Central American publications, and has collaborated with several tourism-related programs aired by the BBC of London and Spanish National Radio.
 

 

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