H.E. Sandra Yamileth Ponce Aguilera

Honduras
Date of accreditation:
Education
  • 2014 - 2015 Master’s in Geopolitics and Global Security, Sapienza University of Rome
  • 2013 – 2014 Master’s in International Studies, Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI)
  • 2009 Transparency, Accountability, and the Fight Against Corruption, University of Chile
  • 1990 – 1994 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with a Specialisation in Public International Law, National Autonomous University of Honduras
Professional Career
  • Since 2026
    Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras to the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 2025 – 2026
    Legal Consultant
  • 2024 – 2025
    Coordinator, United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, Office of the Resident Coordinator in Honduras
  • 2023 – 2024
    Dean of Postgraduate Studies, José Cecilio del Valle University
  • 2019 – 2023
    Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations Offices in Vienna (UNODC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Honduras
  • 2014 – 2018
    Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations Offices in Geneva (UNGE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Honduras
  • 2012 – 2014
    Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Honduras in Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Honduras
  • 1994 – 2012
    Special Prosecutor for Human Rights (National Jurisdiction), Public Prosecutor’s Office of Honduras
Personal Details
  • Birthdate: 9 January 1971
  • Birth Place: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • Personal Status: Single, one daughter
Languages
Spanish (native), English as (fluent/advanced), Italian (intermediate/moderate proficiency)
National Day
15 September