Through presidential agreement 59-2023, the dictator Daniel Ortega stripping of three presidential posts from Michael Campbell Hookerwho was recently appointed as Nicaragua’s ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
The decree published in The Gazette This Thursday, May 25, leaves “without effect the appointments of comrade Michael René Campbell Hooker in the positions” of Ambassador on special mission of the Republic of Nicaragua, Minister adviser to the President of the Republic for International Relations and with the greater Caribbean ; In addition, he is removed from the position of Secretary of Promotion, Investments and Exports of the Presidency of the Republic.
This last position held by Campbell Hooker since October 2022 He did it without pay as stipulated in the presidential agreement 154-2022.
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On May 19, the Ortega Murillo administration made official the appointment of Campbell Hooker as its new ambassador to China. This diplomatic move occurred after the regime removed from office at the end of April Ian Colonel Kinlochbrother of the Minister of the Interior (Migob), Amelia Coronel.
Ian Coronel did not last even a year in office, since he had been appointed as Nicaragua’s representative in China in June 2022, replacing Orlando José Gómez, who was only in charge of the diplomatic headquarters for a month.
The current representative in China also held the position of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the OAS and was alternate representative to India. The young diplomat is the son of Francis CampbellNicaraguan ambassador in Washington, who has resigned his post on at least three occasions, but the presidential couple does not accept the retirement of their emissary who has already been in office for 12 years.
Nepotism
Marriage Campbell Hooker holds important diplomatic posts. Three family members run the Managua embassy in Washington: Francisco Campbell holds the post of ambassador; his wife, Miriam Hooker, is the consul general; the daughter of both Mabel Leilani Campbell Hookerholds the position of press attaché.
In addition, the Nicaraguan representative in Washington is the brother of Lumberto Campbellmagistrate and former vice president of the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE).
