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Solemn Ceremony of the Presentation of the Letter of Credence of

H.E. Ms. Iliana Waleska Pastor Melghem to H.M. Carl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden.1st. of November of 2007.

Diplomatic delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Honduras, accompanying to H.E. Waleska Pastor, to the Solemn Ceremony to the Presentation of the Letters of Credence: H. Mr. Giampaolo Rizzo Alvarado, Former Minister Counsellor, H. Mr. Horacio Prudott Bardales, Minister Counsellor and H. Ms. Claudina Maria Martínez Argueta, First Secretary.

Lunching offered by the authorities of Göteborg, Sweden, in honour to Her Excellency Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras in Sweden, held in The Royal Bachelor's Club, (13th of March of 2008).


	H. Mr. Bengt Thorin, Honorary Consul of Honduras in Göteborg, H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador of Honduras, H.Ms. Ulla Thorin, Consulate of Honduras in Göteborg, H. Ms. Claudina Martinez, First Secretary, Embassy of Honduras in Sweden; H. Ms. Kerstin Lunden, Consulate of Honduras in Göteborg; H. Mr. Rolf Lindgren, Executive Advisor of WestPack AB; H. Mr. Mikael Appelqvist, Director for International Affairs of the Governor´s Staff of Göteborg.


	H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras, during the visits to the Honourable Sir Lars Bäckström Governor of Göteborg. Accompanying by the Honourable Sir Bengt Thorin, Honorary Consul of Honduras in the Göteborg and the Honorable Sir Mikael Appelskqvist, Director International Affairs of the Governor´s Staff.

Official visits to SKF Group, in the City of Mälmö, Sweden; by H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras. (March, 2008)


	H. Mr. Lars Berntsson, CEO´s SKF Group, H. Mr. Bengt Thorin, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Honduras in Göteborg, Sweden and H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras in Sweden.


	H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor Melghem, recieving information from the fascinating world of SKF Group

Official visits with high funtionaries of the Government of the

Kingdom of Norway


S.E. Sr. Helge Ystgaard, Manager Director of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway; H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norwa and H.E. Mr. Hakon Arald Gulbrandsen, Secretary State for International Development of the Kingdom of Norway.		H.E. Atle Leikvoll, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambasador of Honduras and H.E. Helge Ystgaard, Manager Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway.

Official Visit to Denmark for the Presentation of the Letter of Credence of

H.E. Ms. Iliana Waleska Pastor Melghem

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras

(Denmark. Copenhagen, 13th of May, 2008.)


	Ambassador Waleska Pastor, before leaving to Amalienborg Royal Palace to present the Letters of Credence to Her Majesty The Queen Margrette II of Denmark, to be accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Danish Kingdom.


	Official Edecan of the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, H. Ms. Pia Heide Salman, Consul of the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras, H.E. Ms. Madzandza Khanya, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Zwaziland.

H.E. Dra. Waleska Pastor Melghem, with funtionaries of the Department for Asia and Latin America of the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Copenhagen, May 16 of 2008.

H.E. Mrs. Ulla Tornaes, Minister for Development Cooperation and H.E. Mrs. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras to the Kingdom of Denmark.

H. Ms. Maj Hessel, Chief of Section for Latin American, Ministry of Foreing Affairs, H.E. Waleska Pastor, Ambasador of Honduras, H. Mr. Lars Bredal, Director of Asia and Latin American Deparment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark. Friday, 16th of May, 2008.

Official visit by H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras to the Kingdom of Denmark, in the Danish Chamber of Commerce. 14th of May, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark. Accompanied by H. Ms. Claudina Maria Martinez, First Secretary of the Embassy of Honduras.

The Diplomatic Mission, it was received by the Danish Chamber of Commerce, by:

Mr. Claes Dalhoff Jensen, Director of the Chamber of Commerce,

Sa. Marie Visti Hansen, Consultant Boss,

Ms. Vibeke Emborg, Consultant


H. Ms. Marie Visti Hansen, Chief Consultant of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras, H. Ms. Claudina Maria Martinez, First Secretary of the Embassy of Honduras.		H.Ms. Vibeke Emborg, Consultant, H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras and H. Ms. Marie Visti Hansen, Chief Consultant of the Danish Chamber of Commerce.

Official visits for the Presentation of the Letters of Credence to His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania of Her Excellency Waleska Pastor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras to the Republic of Lithuania with residence in Sweden. 10th of July of 2008


	H.E. Ms Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras with H.E. Mr. Darius Gaydis, Director State and Diplomatic Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.


	H.E. Ms. Dalia Kraulyté, Ambassador at Large Acting Director Global Policy Deparment, H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras and H.E. Mr. Oskaras Jusys, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.


	H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, with Archobishop Peter Stephan ZURBRIGGEN, Apostolic Nuncio in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia.

Independence Day of the Central American Countries and the launching of the Swedish-Central American Chamber of Commerce (SWECA). Stockholm, Sweden; 15th of September of 2008.

H.E. Ms Iliana Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras in Sweden, offering the speech to launching the Swedish Central American Chamber of Commerce (SWECA).


H. Mr. Hans Thorolf Brunvold, H. Mr. Anders Lundwall, H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, H.E. Mr. Gunnar Weislander, H. Sr. Toomas A. Hammar, H.E. Mr. Martín Rivera Gómez.		H.E. Mr. Fernando Molina, Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala; H. Ms Patricia Rivera and H.E. Mr Martín Rivera Gómez, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador.

Luncheon in honour of the Ladies Ambassador Group acreedited in the Kingdom of Sweden, offered by H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras, which took place on September 29th, 2008, in Gondolon Eriks Restaurang. Being the guest of honor, Her Excellency Ms. Ewa Björling, Minister for Trade of the Kingdom of Sweden.


Group of Ladies Ambassadors acreedited in Stockholm, Sweden. During the lunch, in the Restaurant Gondolon Eriks.		H.E. Ms Ewa Bjorling, Minister for the Trade of the Kingdom of Sweden and H.E. Ms Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras in Sweden.

Official visits to Hope for Honduras Children Foundation (Höpp för Honduras Barn). Taberg, Jönköping, 18-19th of October of 2008.


	H. Mr. Tage Gamerius, President for Höpp för Honduras Barn Foundation. giving a warm welcome to H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras.


During the lunch with the members of Höpp För Honduras Barn Foundation board, offered to the Diplomatic Delegation from the Embassy of Honduras.		H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras, thanking the valuable cooperation given by the godfathers of Höpp För Honduras Barn Foundation, in name of the peopple and government of Honduras.

Official visit to Helsinki, Finland, for a lunch on the Honour of Her Excellency Ms Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland, offered in ocassion of National Day of the Republic of Finland by the American Latin Ambassadors Group (5 December, 2008).

Official Visit for the Presentation of the Letter of Credence to

H.E. Mr. Valdis Zatlers, President of the Republic of Latvia of

H.E. Ms. Iliana Waleska Pastor Melghem,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras to the Republic of Latvia. Riga, Latvia (10th of December, 2008).


	H.E. Ms Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras for the Republic of Latvia and H.E. Mr. Andris Teikmanis, Secretary of State of the Republic of Latvia. Riga, 9th of December, 2008


H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras, H. Ms. Inese Balode, Third Secretary of the Department of Bilateral Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and H.E. Mr. Nils Olav Stava, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway, Dean of the Diplomatic Corp accredited in Latvia.		H. Ms. Gundega Michel, Director of the Museum of Occupation of Latvia and H.E. Ms Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras for the Republic of Latvia. 10th of December, 2008

Meeting with the Secretary General of the Latvian Rectors Council of Latvia.

University of Latvia. 11th of December, 2008


	H. Ms. Natalija Ivanova, Director of the Department of International Relationships of the University of Latvia, H. Mr. Juris Krumis, Vice-rector of the University of Latvia, H.E. Ms Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras for the Republic of Latvia and H. Mr. Dr. Andrejs Rauhbargers, General Secretary of the Council of Rectors of Latvia.

Official visit to promote the hondurean coffee to the Executives of Coffee Bewley´s Limited. Dublin, Ireland. (Dic-2008)


	H. Mr. Paul O´Toole, Owner Manager of Coffee Bewley´s Ltd., H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Honduras in Sweden, Nordic Countries, Baltic Countries and Ireland, H. Mr. Jim Corbett, Managing Director of Coffee Bewley´s Ltd..


H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras, during her visit in Bewley´s Ltd. with H. Mr. Paul O´Toole, Owner Manager of Coffee Bewley´s Ltd. Dublin, Ireland.		H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras, making an appreciation about the products of Bewley´s Ltd.

Tasting coffee in Bewley´s Ltd.

H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, making a tasting of the differents kinds of coffees, that exist around the world. Afterawards, the coffee of Honduras, its being the most delicious, by its intensity in arome and flavor.

Reception on the occasion of the 48th Anniversary of the National Day
of the State of Kuwait in Stockholm, Sweden. (17th of February of 2009)

His Excellency Ambassador of Kuwait, Sami Al Sulaiman and his wife, Her Excellency, Huda Al-Sulaiman had the pleasure to invite Her Excellency Ambassador Iliana Waleska Pastor Melghem, at the Grand Hotel.

Ladies Ambassadors acreedited in Stockholm, Sweden, during its official visits in the University of Uppsala. (26th of February of 2009).

Upper Left: H.E. Ms. Linggawaty Hakim, Indonesia; H.E. Ms. Narjes Dridi, Tunisia; H.E. Ms. Alexandra Volkoff, Canada; H.E. Ms. Natalia Gberman, Moldova; H.E. Ms. Anna Della Croce Di Dojola, Italy; H.E. Ms. Barbara Bridge, New Zealand; H.E. Ms. Shaikha Najla Mohamed Salem Mohamed Al Qassimi, Emirates Arab United; H.E. Ms. Maria Zeneida Angara-Collinson, Philliphines. Down, right: H.E. Ms. Mary Sibusisiwe Mubi, Zimbabwe; H.E. Ms. Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno, Mexico; H.E. Ms. Victoria Popescu, Romania, Sa. Kerstin Sahlin, Counsellor of the University of Uppsala, Sweden; S.E. Ms. Iliana Waleska Pastor Melghem, Honduras; H.E. Ms. Bernadette Sebage Rathedi, Botswana; H.E. Ms. Theresia Samaria, Namibia.

Annual meeting of the Swedish Central American Chamber of Commerce (SWECA), participatin SEB (Scandinaviska Enskilda Banken), EKN (Exportkreditnämnden) and Swedfund. Held at the head office of SEB. Stockholm, Sweden, 5th of March of 2009.


	H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador of Honduras and President Pro-Temporé of the Central American Ambassadors Group (GRUCA), in "Trade Finance Seminar"; Ambassador´s Pastor, gave an speech about the Central America Region.

Guests in the Trade Finance Seminar, having the assistance of the mayor entrepreneurs and bankers of the private sector and actual board of Swedish Central American Chamber of Commerce (SWECA).


	H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, exchanging ideas and impressions about the finance trade with H. Mr. Patrik Zekkar, Head of Trade Finance Deparment for Sweden of the SEB Banken.

Promoting program of student exchange in the University of Uppsala, (11th of March of 2009).


	H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor Melghem, Ambassador of Honduras in the meeting celebrated in the University of Uppsala, with H. Ms. Kerstin Sahlin, Professor Deputy-Chancellor

Transfer of the Presidence Pro-Temporé of Central American Ambassadors Group (GRUCA). Transfered by H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras to H.E. Cecilio Simon English, Ambassador of Panama. (17th. of March of 2009).


	H.E. Mr. Cecilio Simon, Ambassador of Panama, receiving the Presidency Pro-Tempore of GRUCA, from H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras.


	H. Mr. Francisco Chavarría, Chargé d´Affaires, a.i., Nicaragua; H.E. Mr. Fernando Molina, Ambassador of Guatemala; H.E. Mr. Cecilio Simon, Ambassador of Panama and current President Pro-Temporé; H.E. Ms. Waleska Pastor, Ambassador of Honduras, H. Ms. Eleonora Fröehlich, Chargé d´Affaires, a.i., El Salvador.

Official visits to the City of Växjö, by the Ladies Ambassadors Group, acreedited in Stockholm, Sweden. (19th. of March of 2009)


	H. Ms. Carin Högstedt, Governor of the City of Växjö.


H. Sr. Bo Frank, Mayor of the City of Växjö, talking with H. Ms. Sara Nilsson, responsible of environmental strategy of the City of Växjö.		During the lunch to the Ladies Ambassador Group, acreedited in Stockholm, offered by H. Ms. Carin Högstedt, Governor of the City of Växjö.