Patricia Villegas

Patricia Villegas
Patricia Villegas
Ambassador; of the Dominican Republic; to Brazil
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2021
President	Luis Abinader
Preceded by	Alejandro Arias Zarzuela
Personal details
Born	Patricia Selma Villegas García; 1969; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Political party	Modern Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Orlando Jorge Mera (1991–2022; his death)
Children	2
Alma mater	Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra ; Institut Catholique de Paris
Occupation	Law professor, diplomat
Profession	Lawyer
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Patricia Selma Villegas García (born 1969) is a lawyer and diplomat from the Dominican Republic.

Early life and family

Villegas was born in 1969 into an affluent white Dominican family. Her parents were Víctor Villegas and Amada García Pichardo. Her paternal great-grandfather Faustino de Soto was Senator for El Seibo Province in the 19th century. She is also descended from General Ramón Santana, the twin brother of Lieutenant-General Pedro Santana, 1st President of the Dominican Republic and Marquis of Las Carreras.

She studied in the Colegio Serafín de Asís catholic school in Santo Domingo and in the Mariemont High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.^{[citation needed]} Villegas studied law at the Institut Catholique de Paris and the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher (PUCMM) and has a Masters in Business Law and Economic Law.^[1]

Ancestors of Patricia Villegas

16. Diego de Soto (1783–1870)
Hincha, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo

8. Senator Faustino de Soto Noboa (1805–1883)
Azua, French colony of Santo Domingo

17. Josefa Noboa (1788–1820)
Azua, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo

4. Faustino José de Soto Durán

18. Isidoro Durán
Bayaguana, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo

9. Candelaria Durán Santana
Higüey, Haitian-occupied Santo Domingo

19. María de los Ángeles Santana Febles
Higüey, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo

2. Víctor Manuel Villegas

20. Josephus Martinus Leyba Schoonewolff
Curaçao, Dutch Antilles

10. Manuel Rodolfo Leyba Primet

21. Clara Eusebia Primet Newman (1833–1901)
Curaçao, Dutch Antilles

5. Gloria Villegas

22. Gabriel Benito Moreno del Christo (1831–1905)
Santo Domingo

11. Altagracia Villegas

23. Celimena Villegas

1. Patricia Selma Villegas García (born 19)
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

12. Manuel de Jesús Pichardo

6. Manuel de Jesús Pichardo Ureña

13. Gregoria Ureña

3. Amada Antonia García Pichardo

7. Reina de los Ángeles García Rodríguez

Career

She was professor of Intellectual Property Law at the PUCMM.

She co-founded the law firm Jorge Mera & Villegas with Orlando Jorge Mera and is a member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys.^[1]

Villegas is a devout Roman Catholic and belongs to Heralds of the Gospel and cooperates with the Opus Dei.

Since 2021 Villegas is serving as the Dominican Republic Ambassador to Brazil.

Personal life

Villegas married to Orlando Jorge Mera in 1991 and had 2 children: Orlando and Patricia Jorge Villegas.

Her husband was assassinated in 2022.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Patricia Villegas de Jorge". jmv.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Brasil expresa pésame a embajadora viuda de ministro dominicano asesinado". Swissinfo (in Spanish). Brasilia. EFE. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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[JMV-1] "Patricia Villegas de Jorge". jmv.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[2] "Brasil expresa pésame a embajadora viuda de ministro dominicano asesinado". Swissinfo (in Spanish). Brasilia. EFE. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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