She is a national of both Spain and Canada, and since 2016 she has been the organisation's Deputy Regional Director for East Asia Pacific.
[1][2] In 1982 Belmonte completed an undergraduate degree at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, having majored in international relations and journalism.
She later joined UNICEF's regional office in Latin America and the Caribbean, where she helped design public advocacy efforts for child focused development initiatives in 24 countries.
[1] In this role, she worked with the country's corporate sector and focused on digital citizenship, child online protection and how innovation can deliver improved results for children.
[3] Since 2016 Belmonte has been the organisation's Deputy Regional Director for East Asia Pacific.