Sandra Jovel

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jovel and the second or maternal family name is Polanco.

Sandra Erica Jovel Polanco (born 24 February 1978) is a Guatemalan politician and former diplomat who has been serving as a member of Congress since January 2024. She was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs serving from 27 August 2017 to 14 January 2020 under the government of Jimmy Morales.

Sandra Jovel
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the Congress of Guatemala
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 January 2024
Constituency	Guatemala City
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 27 August 2017 – 14 January 2020
President	Jimmy Morales
Preceded by	Carlos Raúl Morales
Succeeded by	Pedro Brolo
Guatemalan Ambassador to Colombia
In office 1 July 2017 – 27 August 2017
President	Jimmy Morales
Preceded by	Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán
Succeeded by	Reagan Vega
Personal details
Born	(1978-02-24) 24 February 1978 (age 47) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political party	Valor

Personal life

In 2016, she was accused due to anomalies in adoption processes.^[1]

Career

Since 2014, Jovel has been Guatemala's Vice-Minister of international affairs in charge of trade, investments, tourism and cooperation. In May 2016, Jovel authorized the exportation from Chile to Guatemala of the Chilean mangos.^[2]

On 27 August 2017, president Morales named Jovel as successor to Carlos Raúl Morales and ordered her to immediately comply with the requirements to initiate the expulsion of the Colombian commissioner for UN's CICIG, Iván Velásquez.^[3][4][5]

On 1 February 2018, she met with Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres in New York City. A leaked document revealed that part of their talks was around supposed misdeeds of Iván Velásquez.^[6]

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 2017