Pilar Arosemena de Alemán served as ambassador of Panama in France from 2015 to 2017. Throughout her career in the private sector, Arosemena held positions at the Banco del Istmo S.A., Corporación Privada de Inversiones de Costa Rica S.A in Panama, and Citibank Panama. She has also served on a wide variety of boards, most recently including the Americas Society, Fundación Amador, Caja de Ahorros de Panamá, the Universidad Santa Maria la Antigua, Félix B. Maduro S.A., and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas. Arosemena was also a member of the Global Competitive Leadership Council of the Latin American Board at Georgetown University from 2011 to 2015. She holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Smith College and a Masters in Finance from American University.