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Milena Mayorga | |
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 Mayorga in 2022 | |
| El Salvador Ambassador to the United States | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2020 | |
| President | Nayib Bukele |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from San Salvador | |
| In office 1 May 2018 –1 December 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carmen Milena Mayorga Valera 22 April 1976 San Salvador,El Salvador |
| Political party | Independent (2020–present) Nationalist Republican Alliance (before 2020) |
| Occupation | Politician,diplomat,journalist,model |
| Website | milenamayorga |
Carmen Milena Mayorga Valera (born 22 April 1976) is a Salvadoran diplomat,politician,journalist,and former model. Since 1 December 2020,she has served as Salvadoran Ambassador to the United States,having been appointed by President Nayib Bukele. She was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from the San Salvador Department from 2018 to 2020. Forbes magazine in the USA presented her as the first Salvadoran to promote the Pro Bitcoin agenda abroad. [1]
Contents
- Early life and modeling career
- Political career
- Legislative Assembly (2018–2020)
- Ambassador to the United States (2020–present)
- References
Mayorga is a retired model and beauty pageant contestant who represented El Salvador in Miss Universe 1996,where she finished in the top ten. Prior to entering politics,she was a journalist and news presenter. [2] She was formerly a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) until renouncing her membership in 2020.
