Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations


The Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations is the Chief of Mission of the delegation of Honduras, and highest permanent representative of the Government of Honduras to the United Nations.
The official duty of the Honduran Permanent Representative, currently Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake, is to represent the interests of Honduras during all plenary meetings of the General Assembly in the absence of a senior officer. Flake is also the first woman to be appointed as the Permanent Representative of the Honduran Mission, before the United Nations.
Ms. Flores has served as Vice-President of the National Congress of Honduras since 2006 and presides over sessions over national issues. Ms. Flores is also a leading figure in her country’s politics, advocating causes ranging from constitutional reforms, health and environmental initiatives and energy conservation to issues of ethics, transparency and human rights. She has spearheaded numerous social projects, including some directed towards the needy in the poverty-stricken areas of Honduras’ capital, Tegucigalpa, and invested in micro-financing programmes for women in small businesses.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communication from the University of Loyola in New Orleans, in 1997. She also obtained a law degree from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras in 2009.
Flake is also the daughter of former Honduran President Carlos Roberto Flores, and was born on December 6, 1973. She has two children.
The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:
#AmbassadorsYears served
1Dr.Tiburcio Carias, Jr.1950–1957
2Marco Antonio BatresSept.1957–Dec.1957
3Carlos Adrian Perdomo1958–1960
4Dr. Francisco Milla Bermudez1960–1963
5Policarpo Callejas1964–1965
6Humberto Lopez Villamil1965–1969
7F. Salomon Jimenez Munguia1969-
8Dr.Ramon Villeda MoralesSept.1971-Oct.1971
9R. Martinez Ordoñez1971–1977
10Mario Carias1977–1982
11Dr.Enrique Cortez Colindres1982–1983
12Dr. Roberto Herrera-Cacerres1983–1986
13J.R. Martinez-Ordoñez1986–1987
14Jorge R. Hernandez Alcerro1987–1988
15J.R. Martinez-Ordoñez1988–1990
16Roberto Flores Bermudez1990–1992
17Juan J. Cueva Membreño1992–1994
18Hugo Noe Pino1998–1999
19Angel E. Orellana Mercado1999–2001
20Manuel Acosta Bonilla2002–2006
21Ivan Romero Martinez2006–2007
22Jorge Arturo Reina Idiaques2008–2010
23Mary Elizabeth Flores2010–Present