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María Fernanda Espinosa

movie Politician, Diplomat cake September 7, 1964 (Salamanca, Spain)

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: September 7, 1964

Birthplace: Salamanca, Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nationality: Ecuadorian

Hometown: Not Known

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married

Children: Son(s)- Sergio Botta, Alfredo Botta Daughter(s)- Monica Botta, Carla Botta

Education

Schools: Not Known

Colleges: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Latin American Social Sciences Institute), Quito Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Rutgers University, United States

Education: A Doctor of Philosophy in environmental geography from Rutgers University A Master's Degree in Social Science and Amazonic Studies A Postgraduate Degree in Anthropology and Political Science from the Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales in Quito A licentiate in Applied Linguistics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Lifestyle

Religion: Not Known

Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian

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Some Lesser Known Facts About María Fernanda Espinosa

Does María Fernanda Espinosa smoke?: Not Known

Does María Fernanda Espinosa drink alcohol?: Not Known

She is an Ecuadorian politician and diplomat who was elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 73rd Session in June 2018. She succeeded the Slovakian Miroslav Lajcak.

Maria defeated another woman- Honduras’ U.N. Ambassador Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake- by 128-62 with two abstentions in the secret-ballot vote.

Since 1945, only three women have presided over the United Nations General Assembly: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, from India (1953); Angie Brooks, from Liberia (1969), and Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, from Bahrain (2006).

Besides being a politician, Maria is also a poet and essayist.

She has also a keen interest in ecology.

In 1990, she won the “First National Poetry Prize of Ecuador.”

Maria is also a member of the World Future Council.

In her capacity as a Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in Geneva, she defended the case of Julian Assange in a discussion on arbitrary detention in September 2016.

She has more than 20 years of international experience in which she has handled multilateral issues of security, integration, heritage, culture and human rights.

She is also an animal activist.