By: Yumi Ochiai

Ms. Elbey Borrero is a Venezuelan diplomat who deals with economic affairs and international trade. She has been working as diplomat for about seventeen years. It had been her dream to work as a diplomat from the time that she was ten years old. Now she encourages foreign countries to do business with Venezuela. By doing business in Venezuela, Venezuela and its trading partners both benefit.

SAMUN XVIII is the second for Ms. Borrero. She stated that SAMUN is a great experience and that it is a great privilege for her to share her experience with the students.

She has a message for all the delegates in SAMUN conference: “Be smart, study hard, be understanding of others’ point of view, and work hard toward reaching common goals.”