Daphné Vandelet

Daphné Vandelet Costa (born 27 August 1980) is the Marianan ambassador to Sierra. She is being appointed on 9 January 2018, to take over the position from Henry Gerrard. Ambassador Costa was a politician prior to a career in the External Affairs department, serving as a member of the house during the Helms government (2009-2012).

Early life and education
Daphné Vandelet Costa was born to Johan Vandelet and Adriana Costa Martines. Both her parents were from Brezonde, and worked in the municipal government, her father as a clerk and her mother as a councillor on the government. She studied at Adelia Hierro Primary School and later at Van Haecht College, where she graduated third in her class in 1998. She then studied at the Complutense University of Madrid on a scholarship, studying politics and the Spanish language, and later focusing on international relations.

Early career
Returning to Mariana in 2004, she joined the Centre Democrats and served as a secretary to a representative in congress.