Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta (L), Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino, and his wife, Maricel Cohen de Mulino, pose for a picture during her inauguration ceremony at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 7, 2026. Marotta assumes the administration of the Panama Canal for the 2026-2033 period, becoming the first woman to lead the interoceanic waterway. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)