María Isabel Salvador

María Isabel Salvador (born 28 January 1962) is an Ecuadorian politician, diplomat and professional in the tourism industry. Currently, she serves as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Haiti, appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in March 2023. She has served in two administrations as Minister of Tourism, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the Organization of American States, Parliamentarian at the Andean Parliament, and President of the Governing Council of the Galápagos. Before the public service chapter of her life she worked in the tourism industry as CEO of Air France in Ecuador and vicepresident of the national tourism chamber of commerce CAPTUR.

María Isabel Salvador
Minister of Tourism [es]
In office April 25, 2005 – January 15, 2007
President	Alfredo Palacio
Preceded by	Gladys Eljuri
Minister of Tourism [es]
In office January 15, 2007 – December 7, 2007
President	Rafael Correa
Succeeded by	Verónica Sión
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Integration
In office December 7, 2007 – December 15, 2008
President	Rafael Correa
Preceded by	María Fernanda Espinosa
Succeeded by	Fander Falconí
Representative of Ecuador to the Andean Parliament
In office August 5, 2009 – July 20, 2010
President	Rafael Correa
Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the OAS
In office July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2013
Preceded by	Francisco Proaño
Succeeded by	Marco Albuja
President of the Governing Council of the Galapagos Islands
In office August 15, 2013 – April 2015
Preceded by	Jorge Torres
Succeeded by	Eliecer Cruz
Personal details
Born	(1962-01-28) 28 January 1962 (age 62) Quito, Ecuador
Parent(s)	Jorge Salvador Lara and Teresa Crespo Toral
Education	pp

Salvador was born in Quito, Ecuador into a family of politicians and writers. Her father, Jorge Salvador Lara was a lifelong politician and op-ed writer at newspaper El Comercio. Her mother, Teresa Crespo Toral was a poet and author of children's literature. Salvador grew up in Quito where she attended Cardinal Spellman School and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador where she studied law. She subsequently obtained a degree in French Language and Civilization by the University of Geneva. Salvador also possesses degrees by Universidad San Francisco de Quito and Universidad Andrés Bello.

As Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2008, Salvador lead the Ecuadorian diplomatic strategy to address the Angostura Attack eventually managing to obtain a favorable vote for Ecuador at the OAS General Assembly condemning the military action by Colombia.

References

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1. Stephan Kueffner (7 June 2013). "Trouble in Galapagos 'paradise' for Ecuador locals". BBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
2. "Maria Isabel Salvador, new president of the Governing Council in Galapagos". Ecuador Times. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
3. "Presidente Rafael Correa anunciará este miércoles nombres de nuevos ministros". El Universo (in Spanish). 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
4. "María Isabel Salvador cuenta con apoyo para candidato a CIDH – Secretaría General de Comunicación de la Presidencia". www.comunicacion.gob.ec. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
5. "Ecuador y OEA oficializan la sede del XX Congreso de Ministros y Altas Autoridades de Turismo – Ministerio de Turismo". www.turismo.gob.ec. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
6. Saiz, Eva (2012-08-17). "Ecuador solicita a la OEA una reunión de cancilleres para tratar el caso 'Assange'". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-12-29.