President Leonel Fernández received the credentials of the new ambassadors of Honduras, Germany, Canada and Italy at the National Palace yesterday. Andrés Víctor Artiles Martínez is the new ambassador of Honduras. He is a union leader, and a former minister of work and social security. Bruno Picard is the new ambassador of Canada. He has worked in Cairo, Guatemala, Rabat, and Brussels. Germany’s new ambassador is Countess Eva Alexandra Kendeffy. She has been a diplomat since in 1986 after carrying out studies in law and management. She was previously the German ambassador to Costa Rica and the United States. Stefano Alberto Canavesio is a lawyer from Rome. He has held positions at the Italian embassies in Jakarta, Brussels, Athens, Kuala Lumpur and Sao Paolo during his 36-year diplomatic career.
