Thursday, August 19, 2010

Say hello to the new US Ambassador to El Salvador, Maria del Carmen Aponte

President Obama announced today his intent to recess appoint four nominees to fill key administration posts that have been left vacant for an extended period of time. One of the four is his nominee to be US Ambassador to El Salvador, Maria Carmen del Aponte. The WH points out that the four appointees have waited an average of 303 days for Senate confirmation.  Below is an excerpt from the WH statement:

“At a time when our nation faces so many pressing challenges, I urge members of the Senate to stop playing politics with our highly qualified nominees, and fulfill their responsibilities of advice and consent,” President Obama said. “Until they do, I reserve the right to act within my authority to do what is best for the American people.”

Maria del Carmen Aponte, Nominee for Chief of Mission, Republic of El Salvador


Maria del Carmen Aponte is currently an attorney and independent consultant with Aponte Consulting and serves on the Board of Directors of Oriental Financial Group. From 2001-2004, Ms. Aponte was the Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA). Prior to that, she practiced law for nearly twenty years with Washington D.C. based law firms. Ms. Aponte also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Council of La Raza, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the University of the District of Columbia.  She is also a member of the Board of Rosemont College. She served as president of the Hispanic National Bar Association; the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia; and as a member of the District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Commission.  In 1979, as a White House Fellow, Ms. Aponte was Special Assistant to United States Housing and Urban Development Secretary Moon Landrieu. Ms. Aponte has a B.A. in Political Science from Rosemont College, an M.A. in Theatre from Villanova University, and a J.D. from Temple University.

The most recent US Ambassador to El Salvador is Bush political appointee, Charles Glazer. He departed San Salvador in January 17, 2009. Career diplomat, Robert Blau has been Charge d'Affaires since his departure.



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