Ms. Regina Maria Castillo is new Representative of UNICEF in Uzbekistan

Prior to this assignment, Ms. Castillo served as UNICEF Representative in the Republic of Croatia and UNICEF Representative in Paraguay. 

Before joining UNICEF in 2016, Ms. Castillo worked in the capacity of UNAIDS Country Director for Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, Chief of Private Sector Partnerships for UNAIDS in Switzerland and Economic and Social Affairs Officer at the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the United States.

Ms. Castillo studied Economics and International Relations at Western Washington University in Washington State, United States and holds a Master’s Degree in Government and International Affairs from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States.

Ms. Regina Maria Castillo is fluent in Spanish, English and French.  She is married and has two children.