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Dominican archaeologist, diplomat, and lawyer

Kathleen Teresa Martínez Berry (born ) is a Dominican lawyer, archaeologist, and diplomat, best known for her work since in the search for the tomb of Cleopatra in the Taposiris Magna temple in Egypt.

She heads the Egyptian-Dominican mission in Alexandria and is currently minister counselor in charge of cultural affairs at the Dominican embassy in Egypt.

The Search for Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb: Kathleen Martinez’s Bold …

Early life

Kathleen Martínez was born in Santo Domingo in Her father, professor and legal scholar Fausto Martínez,^[1] owned an extensive private library, which she drew on to research the subject that would become her great passion – Egypt and the last days of Cleopatra. Her mother is of Franco-English descent.^[2]

Studies

Despite her childhood passion for Egypt, Martínez focused her early studies on a legal career.

"My parents had convinced me that it was not worthwhile for me to be an archaeologist because I would never have a serious