UNIS/BIO/1431
11 December 2024
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)
VIENNA, 11 December (UN Information Service) – The new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations (Vienna), Olga Marta Sauma Uribe, presented her credentials today to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Ghada Waly.
During her career, Ms. Sauma Uribe, who is also Ambassador-Designate to Austria, has served in various capacities among them:
Executive Director, Business Alliance for Development AED, San José, Costa Rica (2017-2024); Director of Integrated Sustainability Management at AED, San José, Costa Rica (2009-2017); Director of Marketing and Communication – Business Alliance for Development AED, San José, Costa Rica (2008-2009); General Manager, Sociedad Anónima U.M.A. San José, Costa Rica (2002-2008); Sales & Marketing Management, Mar e Moto S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica (1993-2002); and Media & Creative Executive, Anuncie S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica (1989-1992).
Ms. Sauma Uribe holds a master’s degree in social responsibility and sustainability from the National University in San Jose, Costa Rica, a master’s degree in business administration from the Universidad Fundepos in San José, Costa Rica, and a bachelor’s degree in advertising and marketing from the Universidad Latina de San José, Costa Rica.
She speaks English and Spanish.
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