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Lorena Castillo became First Lady of Panama on 1 July 2014. On November 16, 2015, Castillo was appointed a "Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America" by [[UNAIDS]] executive director [[Michel Sidibé]] during a ceremony at the [[Palacio de las Garzas]].<ref name=unaids>{{cite news|title=First Lady of Panama named UNAIDS Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America |url=http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2015/november/20151119_panama |work=[[UNAIDS]] |date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=2016-06-14}}</ref> |
Lorena Castillo became First Lady of Panama on 1 July 2014. On November 16, 2015, [[Castillo de San Marcos|Castillo]] was appointed a "Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America" by [[UNAIDS]] executive director [[Michel Sidibé]] during a ceremony at the [[Palacio de las Garzas]].<ref name=unaids>{{cite news|title=First Lady of Panama named UNAIDS Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America |url=http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2015/november/20151119_panama |work=[[UNAIDS]] |date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=2016-06-14}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:25, 24 October 2023
Lorena Castillo de Varela | |
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| First Lady of Panama | |
| In role July 1, 2014 – July 1, 2019 | |
| President | Juan Carlos Varela |
| Preceded by | Marta Linares de Martinelli |
| Succeeded by | Yazmín Colón de Cortizo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1968 Panama City, Panama |
| Political party | Panameñista Party |
| Spouse | |
| Profession | Journalist politician |
Lorena Castillo García de Varela (born July 31, 1968) is a Panamanian journalist and politician. She has served as the First Lady of Panama since July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2019, during the tenure of her husband, President Juan Carlos Varela.
Early life
Castillo was born on July 31, 1968, in Panama City to parents, Manuel J. Castillo and Moty Garcia.[1] She married Juan Carlos Varela in 1992.
Castillo attended the Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia in the United States. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT).[1] She worked as a journalist at several organizations, including Telemetro. In 2012, she left journalism to focus on her husband's political career.
First lady
Lorena Castillo became First Lady of Panama on 1 July 2014. On November 16, 2015, Castillo was appointed a "Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America" by UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibé during a ceremony at the Palacio de las Garzas.[2]
References
- ^ a b "First Lady of Panama Lorena Castillo de Varela". Embassy of Panama in Manila, Philippines. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ "First Lady of Panama named UNAIDS Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America". UNAIDS. November 19, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- Living people
- 1968 births
- First ladies and gentlemen of Panama
- Panamanian journalists
- Panamanian women writers
- Panamanian women journalists
- Panameñista Party politicians
- People from Panama City
- 20th-century Panamanian women writers
- 20th-century Panamanian writers
- 21st-century Panamanian women writers
- 21st-century Panamanian writers