Representative	Date of Appointment	Alternate(s)	Date of Appointment	Attaché
H.E. Guillermo COCHEZ Ambassador, Permanent Representative	July 10, 2009	His Excellency José de Jesús MARTINEZ GONZALEZ Ambassador, Alternate Representative	August 30, 2009	Ms. Esther TAYLOR Attaché
		Mr. Resires VARGAS Counselor, Alternate Representative	February 23, 2001	Ms. Raquel ALFARO Attaché
		Mr. Milton RUIZ Counselor, Alternate Representative	October 25, 2004	Mr. Jaime Antonio RUIZ JAYES Attaché
		Mrs. Sophia Isabel CASTILLERO SUAREZ Counselor, Alternate Representative	September 12, 2009
		Mr. Manuel DOMINGUEZ Counselor, Alternate Representative	September 10, 2009
		Mr. Ivan CHANIS BARAHONA Counselor, Alternate Representative	October 18, 2009
		Mrs. Yessamine Yuliza DONATO ENDARA Counselor, Alternate Representative	December 11, 2009
		Ms. Menitza Xiomara MANDICHE PIZA Second Secretary, Alternate Representative	August 26, 2009
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President:
His Excellency Ricardo MARTINELLI

First Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Primer Vice Presidente y Ministero de Relaciones Exteriores):
Mr. Juan Carlos VARELA

Minister of Interior Affairs (Ministro de Asuntos Interiores):
Mr. José Raúl MULINO

Minister of Education (Ministra de Educación):
Ms. Lucy MOLINAR

Minister of Public Works (Ministro de Obras Públicas):
Mr. Federico José SUAREZ

Minister of Health (Ministro de Salúd):
Mr. Franklin VERGARA

Minister of Work and Labor Development (Ministra de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral):
Ms. Alma CORTES

Minister of Commerce and Industries (Ministro de Comercio e Industrias):
Mr. Roberto HENRIQUEZ

Minister of Agricultural Development (Ministro de Desarrollo Agropecuario):
Mr. Victor Manuel PEREZ

Minister of Housing (Ministro de la Vivienda) :
Mr. Carlos DUBOY

Minister of the Presidency (Ministro de la Presidencia):
Mr. Jimmy PAPADIMITRIU

Minister of Social Development (Ministro de Desarrollo Social):
Mr. Guillermo FERRUFINO

Minister of Economy and Finance (Ministro de Economía y Finanzas):
Mr. Alberto VALLARINO

Minister in charge of the Canal (Ministro de Asuntos del Canal):
Mr. Rómulo ROUX

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States:
Guillermo COCHEZ

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States:
Jaime ALEMAN

Office Information
Amb. Abigail Castro de Pérez Representative
Address: Edificio 813 A y B/ Ciudad del Saber Clayton, Panamá - Apto. Postal 0816-01477 Panamá República de Panamá Phone(s): (507) 317-0558 Fax: (507) 317-0559 Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm E-mail: OASPanama@oas.org Website: http://www.oeapanama.org

Capital: Panama

National Holiday: November 3

Date of Entry into the Inter-American System : 1905

Website: http://www.mire.gob.pa