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LOCAL Friday 4 January 2019

New Honorary Consul of Sweden in Aruba

THE HAGUE — The Embassy of Sweden in
The Hague, The Netherlands, herewith an-
nounces the appointment of Mrs. Yvonne
H.M. Escalona as the Honorary Consul of
Sweden in Aruba as of January 1st 2019.

Mrs. Escalona was born in Aruba, has the
Dutch nationality and is a well-known
Chartered Accountant in Aruba. Pres-
ently she is the Managing Director of the
Visser Group of Companies in Aruba with
branches in Curacao and St. Maarten.
As of 2014 Mrs. Escalona is a member of
the Board of Supervisory Directors of the
Central Bank of Aruba. Furthermore she is
the chairperson of the CasMarie Founda-
tion, an expertise center for persons with
a dementia syndrome and their family
caregivers.

Mrs. Escalona is the successor of Mr.
Ceasar Giovanni (Joe) Maduro who has
been Sweden’s Honorary Consul in Aru-
ba since 1996. For his services Mr. Maduro
was awarded the Royal Order of the Po-
lar Star, Commander Class by the King of
Sweden in 2009.

Ambassador Annika Markovic wishes Mrs.
Escalona the very best in her role as Hon-
orary Consul of Sweden in Aruba.q