New Permanent Representative of Nicaragua Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

Hazel Natalia Reyes Vallecillo, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Reyes Vallecillo had been serving as Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations in New York since 2023.

Within the Nicaraguan public service, she served as Procurement Specialist for World Bank-financed projects within the Ministry of Health (2018-2019); and as Director of the Procurement Division (2012-2016) and Head of the Tax Exemptions Department (2010-2012) within the General Directorate of Customs Services.  Prior to joining the public sector, she served as a legal adviser and office administrator for private firms in Nicaragua.

Ms. Reyes Vallecillo has a master’s degree in law and international relations from the University of International Business and Economics (China); a master’s degree in corporate law from the University of Alcalá de Henares and International Centre for Financial Training (Spain); and a Bachelor of Laws from the Universidad Americana (Nicaragua). Other than her native Spanish, she speaks advanced English and basic Mandarin Chinese.

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