H.E. Ambassador Royo is a seasoned Panamanian diplomat with extensive experience in multilateral organisations and international relations. She has held several key positions in Panama’s foreign service, including serving as Ambassador to the United Kingdom since 2022. Previously, she served at the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations, where she managed the economic section and led negotiations on global initiatives such as the Development Agenda, the IV World Conference on Women, the World Summit for Social Development, and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).

She was the Coordinator for the Rio Group, representing 14 Latin American countries and facilitating their positions at the United Nations. She also served at the Mission of Panama to the Organisation of American States (OAS) during the XXVI General Assembly hosted by Panama.

Ambassador Royo also worked with the Permanent Mission of Panama to UNESCO and at the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB). During her eight years at SEGIB, she managed multilateral cooperation programs between Latin American governments, disaster prevention efforts with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), decentralization, municipalities, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.

She studied journalism at New York University (NYU) and holds master’s degrees in International Relations from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University, as well as in Political Communications and International Affairs from Fundación Ortega y Gasset / Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain.