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Juan Diego Zelaya Aguilar is the vice mayor of the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. He was elected to office in November 2009 and was sworn in on January 25th 2010 for a four-year term. Before being elected, he served as general manager of the municipality for 3 years. Juan Diego was directly involved in recovering a vital public area that had been crowded by informal vendors for more than 30 years. He led the city's effort to design a 20-year city plan launching it in September 2008. He also managed the implementation of simplification policies and practices, ultimately being recognized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as one of Latin America's leading cities in eliminating bureaucracy and enabling business environment. Recently, he successfully coordinated actions to obtain a structured infrastructure loan for 40 million dollars, which has been guaranteed by the IFC. Before working for the city, Juan Diego was the national coordinator of a joint project with UNDP and the national Telco where he managed a 225 million dollar portfolio of projects intended to bridge the digital divide and modernize the country's network. He also serves on the board of directors of the San Juancito Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of the people of San Juancito, a small town close to the capital. Born in Honduras in 1975, Juan Diego has also lived in Canada, Boston and attended Loyola University in New Orleans where he majored in marketing. He is a Fellow of the sixth class of the Central America Leadership Initiative and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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