The Korean-American diplomat Julie Chung said goodbye this Tuesday to her position as Undersecretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. Her place will now be occupied by the Honduran Ricardo Zúñiga. Zúñiga is the son of a Honduran father and an American mother, his family has always been linked to the political class. He was born in the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, and has a degree in international relations from the University of Virginia.