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Cristian Espinosa was appointed Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States

The National Government confirmed this Thursday, June 27, 2024, Cristian Espinosa Cañizares as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States. The career diplomat will replace Ivonne Baki in the position. Espinosa has worked for Ecuador’s...
Posted On 28 Jun 2024
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Daniel Noboa receives the credentials of the new United States ambassador

The US diplomat pledged to continue supporting Ecuador on security issues. He replaces Michael Fitzpatrick. The new ambassador of the United States, Arthur Brown, presented his credentials to President Daniel Noboa on June 26. The meeting took place in the Yellow Room of the...
Posted On 27 Jun 2024
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40,000 women will receive scholarships in higher education

The president, Daniel Noboa, announced that 40,000 women are part of the ‘Futuro Femenino’ higher education scholarship program . Its objective is to guarantee the right to quality higher education for women, especially those in vulnerable situations. These...
Posted On 26 Jun 2024
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Julian Assange released from prison, after agreement with the United States

Julian Assange, founder of the Wikileaks portal, reached an agreement with the United States Department of Justice to accept charges for the leak of classified documents from the Government of that country. The agreement included a sentence of 62 months in prison; As Assange had...
Posted On 25 Jun 2024
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Minister of Defense: “It is not fair that some risk their lives, while others play with justice”

The Minister of Defense, Gian Carlo Loffredo, questioned the action of justice for releasing criminals detained in joint operations. The Minister of the Interior, Mónica Palencia, for her part, assured that Zone 8 -Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón- will be commanded by a general...
Posted On 24 Jun 2024
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Construction of the Encuentro maximum-security prison in Santa Elena begins

This Friday, June 21, 2024, construction of the Encuentro maximum security prison, located in Santa Elena, began. The structure will have controls and surveillance with artificial intelligence technology and people deprived of liberty (PPL) will be classified according to their...
Posted On 21 Jun 2024
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Ecuador is a country that receives a large number of asylum applications, especially from Venezuelans.

The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, within the framework of Migrant Day, revealed that between January and April 2024, 3,274 requests for refuge were received from Venezuelans, of which the majority are from women with 1,704. According to Nina Guerrero, lawyer for the Public...
Posted On 20 Jun 2024
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New United States ambassador to Ecuador presents credentials to the Chancellor

Arthur Brown, United States ambassador to Ecuador, highlighted the work of the Foreign Ministry to advance cooperation issues. Arthur Brown, new United States ambassador to Ecuador, met this Wednesday, June 19, with Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld. At the meeting, Brown gave...
Posted On 20 Jun 2024
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The Ministry of Communication indicated that statements by President Noboa in The New Yorker were decontextualized

Irene Vélez, Secretary of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, pointed out that President Daniel Noboa’s statements in The New Yorker were decontextualized . The statements were collected this Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in El Universo. Alleged statements made by...
Posted On 18 Jun 2024
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Daniel Noboa calls for dialogue to achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine

President Daniel Noboa participated in the Peace Summit, held in Switzerland and which seeks mechanisms to end the war in Ukraine. President Daniel Noboa participated this Sunday, June 16, in the Summit for Peace in Ukraine in Bürgenstock (Switzerland). Noboa asked that...
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