Ana Gabriela Macas Díaz

Foreign Service professional with over 15 years of experience in international diplomacy, serving with the Ecuadorian Foreign Service since 2009. Background in bilateral relations with the United States, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela. Expertise in political analysis, strategic negotiations, and bilateral project management. Ability to contribute within multicultural environments, adaptability and strong believer of teamwork to achieve institutional goals.

2015 – 2016 Honors Enrollment (awarded on three consecutive occasions), granted to the top student of the XXXV Class of the Master’s Program in Analysis of Contemporary Political, Economic and International Problems.

2005 – 2006 Academic Excellence Scholarship awarded by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

2002 – 2006 Member of the “Dean’s List”, a recognition awarded to the top students of the Faculty, Pontificia Catholic University of Ecuador.

• Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C., October 2025 Inter-American Course on Migration and Protection
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, Quito, September 2025 Virtual Course on Information Security
• Ministry of Labor of Ecuador, Quito, October 2023 Introductory Course on Human Mobility
• Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C., June 2023 Inter-American Course on the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Stateless Persons, Survivors of Human Trafficking, and Returnees with Protection Needs in the Americas
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IOM, Washington, D.C., October 2021 Coordinated Border Migration Management
• Ministry of Labor of Ecuador, Quito, November 2020 Introductory Course on Human Mobility
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, Quito, October 2020 Training on Business and Human Rights
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, Quito, August 2020 Workshop on Non-Refundable International Cooperation and South–South Cooperation
• Ecuadorian Diplomatic Academy and Chilean Diplomatic Academy, Quito, October 2019 Seminar on Political Foresight and Regional Cooperation
• Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE–OAS), Cartagena, May 2019 The Hague Process: Course on International Law Applied to Cyber Operations
• Inter-American Defense College, Washington, D.C., December 2018 Seminar on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
• National Commission for the Application of IHL in Ecuador, Quito, September 2018 9th Course on International Humanitarian Law
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, February 2018 First National Congress of Geography of Ecuador
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, April 2012 10th Course for South American Diplomats, taught by the Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation
• International Organization for Migration (IOM), Quito, 2010 Virtual Training Course on Consular Assistance for Ecuadorian Victims of Trafficking
• World Trade Organization (WTO), Quito, April 2010 Virtual Course: Introduction to the WTO
• Ecuadorian Peacekeeping Missions School Unit, Quito, January 2010 Workshop on Peacekeeping Missions in Ecuador
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, April–May 2006 Course on Negotiation and Conflict Management
• Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, May 2004 Colloquium: European Union – Andean Community
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, November 2003 Participation in the First Andean Economics Conference