Claudia Ivette Canjura de Centeno
Claudia Ivette Canjura de Centeno was the ambassador from El Salvador to the United States (April 17, 2016 - June 2019) and a Doctor with a specialization in public health.[1]
Sources differ on why she left Washington. It was reported she resigned on June 8, 2019[1] and also that President Nayib Bukele dismissed her, among other officials, “for allegedly forming a network of administrative nepotism with which Sánchez would have taken over the country's institutions.”[2] Her father, Carlos Canjura, was Secretary of Education under Sánchez.[1][2]
Before replacing Francisco Altschul who left to become ambassador to Spain, Canjura de Centeno was ambassador to Russia since 2012. She began her foreign service career in 2009 as a representative to Guatemala after spending several years working in health care.[3]
She graduated from the University of El Salvador (UES) and has a master's degree in Public Health from the José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Caycho, Oscar (June 14, 2019). "Embajadora de El Salvador dice "Misión Cumplida"". Washington Hispanic. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Bukele destituye a embajadora de El Salvador en Washington DC". Diario Latino. June 10, 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b Meléndez-Vela, Milagros (June 16, 2016). "Hay nueva embajadora de El Salvador en EE.UU". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2020.