▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁amb assador ship ▁to ▁Gu atem ala ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Mart ine z ▁was ▁concurrent ly ▁acc red ited ▁as ▁Bel ize ' s ▁non - res ident ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁H ond uras , ▁Nic ar agua ▁and ▁Pan ama . ▁ ▁Mart ine z ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Bel ize ▁and ▁Le ader ▁of ▁Government ▁Business ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁briefly ▁re app oint ed ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁( M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Bel ize ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Orange ▁Walk ▁Town ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Mart ine z ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( U DP ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁two ▁major ▁political ▁parties , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁Bel ize ▁to ▁Gu atem ala ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁Bel ize ▁to ▁Mexico ▁Category : Am b ass adors