Ava Rossana Guevara
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Ava Rossana Guevara Pinto is a Honduran journalist and politician who served as the 2nd Second Vice President of Honduras alongside Ricardo Álvarez Arias and Lorena Enriqueta Herrera from 2014 to 2018. Prior to her tenure as vice president she was Honduras' ambassador to Italy and Brazil and an unsuccessful vice presidential candidate in the 2009 election. She was a journalist for La Tribuna, ABC News, NBC News, and Univision
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Ava Rossana Guevara Pinto | |
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Guevara Pinto in 2017 | |
| 2nd Second Vice President of Honduras | |
| In office 27 January 2014 – 26 January 2018 | |
| President | Juan Orlando Hernández |
| Preceded by | Samuel Armando Reyes Rendon |
| Succeeded by | Olga Margarita Alvarado Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Honduras |
Early life and education
Ava Rossana Guevara Pinto graduated from the National Autonomous University of Honduras with a degree in journalism.[1]
Career
Before graduating from college Guevara worked for La Tribuna.[2] Guevara worked as a journalist[3] for ABC News, NBC News, and Univision. She founded TN5 Noticiero.[1] She was Honduras' ambassador to Italy from 2010 to 2011, and to Brazil from 2011 to 2012.[4]
Marcelo Chimirri, manager of Honduran Telecommunications Company, filed a lawsuit in 2007 against Renato Álvarez, Melissa Amaya, Juan Carlos Cruz, Carlos Mauricio Flores, and Guevara for reporting on allegations of corruption at his company.[5] His lawsuit was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Honduras.
Mario Canahuati selected Guevara as his running mate for the 2009 election, but they lost.[6] Ricardo Álvarez Arias, Lorena Enriqueta Herrera, and Guevara were selected as Juan Orlando Hernández's vice-presidential running mates for the 2013 election. Their campaign won the election.[7]