In the last few days it has been announced that the government of Xiomara Castro, through the Chancellery of the Republic, is paying 5,000 dollars (L123,350) a month to the Honduran singer Cesia Saenz, winner of the last edition of La Academia, as an honorary ambassador of the arts and culture of Honduras in Mexico.
The young woman lives in Mexico and was sworn in last March by Secretary of State Eduardo Enrique Reina for the post, which, as its name suggests, was not intended to earn a salary since it is an honorary post, not a diplomat.
LA PRENSA obtained the Chancellor’s Office’s opinion on this subject and initially consulted the Chancellor Edward Henry QueenHowever, when asked if Cesia Saenz had any fees, the attorney did not respond.
Deputy Foreign Minister Antonio García, who is responsible for Honduran consulates and embassies abroad, was then questioned, but he said he knew nothing and would consult Foreign Minister Reina.
There were also inquiries from Héctor Amador, the Honduran consul in Mexico, who said so Cesia Saenz He does arrive at the Honduran embassy in Mexico City, but he doesn’t do it every day, nor is he on the payroll.
“She did a TikTok saying she was making money as an artist in Mexico. She doesn’t say that Honduras pays her or that the State Department pays her, she has no salary,” Amador said at first.
The communicator also added, “She comes here to the embassy and is in charge of cultural events, but she doesn’t have an office.” then when there is an art event or it is time to support an artist.”
“Cesia Saenz She meets with the manager to make art sponsorship plans, but it’s not like she shows up every day as a clerk, here we know the payroll and she’s not on the payroll of the Honduran embassy in Mexico,” she said. .
Through a tick tockThe Honduran was asked if she was better at managing people’s money, to which she replied: “I make it as an artist by working… I don’t steal it from anyone.”