Patricia Villegas
Ambassador
of the Dominican Republic
to Brazil
Assumed office
2021
PresidentLuis Abinader
Preceded byAlejandro Arias Zarzuela
Personal details
Born
Patricia Selma Villegas García

1969
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Political partyModern Revolutionary Party
SpouseOrlando Jorge Mera (1991–2022; his death)
Children2
Alma materPontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Institut Catholique de Paris
OccupationLaw professor, diplomat
ProfessionLawyer
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Patricia Selma Villegas García (born 1969) is a lawyer and diplomat from the Dominican Republic.

Early life and family

Villegas was born in 1969 into an affluent white Dominican family. Her parents were Víctor Villegas and Amada García Pichardo. Her paternal great-grandfather Faustino de Soto was Senator for El Seibo Province in the 19th century. She is also descended from General Ramón Santana, the twin brother of Lieutenant-General Pedro Santana, 1st President of the Dominican Republic and Marquis of Las Carreras.

She studied in the Colegio Serafín de Asís catholic school in Santo Domingo and in the Mariemont High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Villegas studied law at the Institut Catholique de Paris and the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher (PUCMM) and has a Masters in Business Law and Economic Law.[1]

Career

She was professor of Intellectual Property Law at the PUCMM.

She co-founded the law firm Jorge Mera & Villegas with Orlando Jorge Mera and is a member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys.[1]

Villegas is a devout Roman Catholic and belongs to Heralds of the Gospel and cooperates with the Opus Dei.

Since 2021 Villegas is serving as the Dominican Republic Ambassador to Brazil.

Personal life

Villegas married to Orlando Jorge Mera in 1991 and had 2 children: Orlando and Patricia Jorge Villegas.

Her husband was assassinated in 2022.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Patricia Villegas de Jorge". jmv.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "Brasil expresa pésame a embajadora viuda de ministro dominicano asesinado". Swissinfo (in Spanish). Brasilia. EFE. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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