Gladys Maritza Ruiz de Vielman
Marithza Ruiz de Vielman | |
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| Guatemalan Ambassador to Netherlands | |
| In office 2017–2020 | |
| President | Jimmy Morales |
| Preceded by | Luis Raúl Estévez López |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales |
| Guatemalan Ambassador to United States | |
| In office 27 june, 2016 – july, 2017 | |
| President | Jimmy Morales |
| Preceded by | Julio Ligorría |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Alfredo Espina Pinto |
| Guatemalan Ambassador to United Kingdom | |
| In office 2000–2003 | |
| President | Alfonso Portillo |
| Succeeded by | José Alberto Sandoval Cojulum |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 27 January, 1994 – 17 July, 1995 | |
| President | Ramiro de León Carpio |
| Preceded by | Arturo Fajardo Maldonado |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gladys Maritza Ruiz Sanchez 30 August 1945 Retalhuleu, Guatemala |
| Alma mater | Rafael Landivar University (Law) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Gladys Maritza Ruiz de Vielman (born August 30, 1945)[1] is a Guatemalan attorney, diplomat and politician who served as Guatemala's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 27 January 1994 to 17 July 1995 under the government of Ramiro de León Carpio.[2] She worked as a lawyer and law school lecturer and represented Guatemala as the Ambassador to the United States[2] and also served as the Ambassador of Guatemala to the Netherlands.[3]
Education
[edit]Ruiz de Vielman received her law degree from the Rafael Landivar University in 1973 where she specialized in international, commercial and family law.[1] She studied abroad in the United States, Brazil and France.[2] Her first language is Spanish and she also speaks English, Portuguese, and French.[2]
Career
[edit]Law
[edit]After graduating from law school, Ruiz de Vielman started her own law firm.[2] Her firm's most frequent clients were the Guatemalan government as well as the Guatemalan private sector.[2] She has worked as a lawyer on behalf of a number of other Latin American countries in hearings before the World Trade Organization over trade disputes.[3]
Diplomacy
[edit]Ruiz de Vielman's diplomatic career began in 1986.[2] She has served as permanent representative of Guatemala to the International Coffee Organization, International Sugar Organization, and the International Maritime Organization.[2] She is accredited by the International Court of Justice, an accreditation she earned after representing Guatemala in a case against Belize concerning territorial rights.[3]
After holding the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994-1995), Ruiz de Vielman served as the Ambassador for Guatemala in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from 2000 to 2003.[2] She was then appointed to represent Guatemala as the country’s Ambassador to the United States from 2016 to 2017.[2] Her appointment, which came after the position had been vacant for over six months, broke barriers as she was the first woman to represent Guatemala in the United States.[4] After her time in the United States, she was appointed to be Guatemala’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "List of Attorneys -- 2012". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04. [better source needed]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "H.E. Ms. Gladys Marithza Ruíz de Vielman, Ambassador of Guatemala". Diplomat magazine. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ a b c "The Ambassador of Guatemala, H.E. Ms. Marithza Ruiz de Vielman". Diplomat magazine. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ Contreras, Geovanni (June 27, 2016). "Asume Marithza Ruiz como embajadora en Estados Unidos". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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