the national level, including legislation reform and ethics training and oversight. She also championed several gender equality initiatives: the Equal Pay Coalition led by the International Labor Organization, UN Women, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); the Gender Parity Initiative; and legislation to ensure 30% female participation at boards of directors. In June 2017, Ms. Saint Malo was responsible for breaking diplomatic relations with Taiwan, formally the Republic of China, and establishing diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China. Such transition was a long-awaited step in Panamanian diplomacy due to China's role and importance in the global economy. Post-Politics Career Upon the end of her mandate as vice president, Saint Malo was invited and selected by Harvard University for a fellowship at the Institute of Politics of the Kennedy School of Government for the 2019 Fall Semester. At Harvard, she led a study group on foreign affairs, immersing on issues of the Global Development Agenda, including sustainable development goals, peace and foreign policy with a concentration on Latin America. She also served as mentor for students and engaged with faculty members on these issues. Awards and recognitions For her contributions in building national consensus over two decades, Isabel Saint Malo received the Woman of the Year award in 2012, given by the Panamanian Business Executives Association, APEDE. She was also the first Latin American to be distinguished by the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace of the Hebrew University of Israel, for the role played by the Government of the Republic of Panama preparing the stage for the historic meeting between the presidents of Cuba and the United States, during the VII Summit of the Americas in April 2015. She was honored by the Council of the Americas with the Bravo Award for Innovative Leader of the Year in 2018. Ranked by Forbes Magazine among Latin America's most powerful women. The former vice president has been a member of different boards of directors including Banco BBVA and Fundación Democracia y Libertad. She was a founding member of Women Corporate Directors Association of Panama; the Global Shapers hub of Panama City––an initiative of the World Economic Forum to develop the potential of young leaders; and was appointed as an expert to the Global Agenda Council on Transparency (2014). Ms. Saint Malo is a fellow of the Central American Leadership Initiative (CALI) and the Aspen