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Carmen María Gallardo Hernández
Summary
Carmen María Gallardo Hernández (born 28 November 1949) is a Salvadorian diplomat. Gallardo Hernández's career has established her as a prominent figure and proponent of both bilateralism and multilateralism relations. She has served in key diplomatic posts abroad and has served in a wide variety of representative roles in the United Nations and other international organizations.
Ambassador Gallardo Hernandez spent most of her school years in Paris, France and obtained a French Baccalaureate in Philosophy and Literature.
She then moved to Geneva where she obtained both a bachelor's degree in Translation (English, Spanish and French) and a master's degree in Parliamentary Interpretation from the University of Geneva.
Gallardo Hernandez went on to receive a bachelor's degree in Clinical Psychology from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.
From 1992 to 1994 she was appointed as El Salvador's ambassador and permanent delegate to UNESCO.
In 1993, she was a champion of the 'Culture of Peace' programme, organizing among other things, the first International Forum on Culture of Peace in San Salvador.
From 1994 to 1995 she was concurrently appointed as ambassador to France and non-resident ambassador to Portugal; continuing as the Permanent Delegate of El Salvador to UNESCO.
From 1995 to 1996 she served as the executive director of the Salvadoran Foundation for Peace (FUNDAPAZ), an NGO formed after the Chapultepec Peace Accords which brought to an end the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War in 1992.
From 1998 to 2003, involved in national (El Salvador) politics.
From 1996 to 2004, she was an international affairs columnist for La Prensa Gráfica and El Diario.
From 2003 to 2004, she served as Coordinator for International Cooperation for El Salvador's Supreme Court of Justice.
From 2004 to 2010 Gallardo Hernandez served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations in New York City.
From 2012 to 2014 she was elected to the Municipal council of San Salvador in charge of international cooperation.
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