Alberto Martinez Piedra
Alberto Martinez Piedra | |
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United States Ambassador to Guatemala | |
In office August 17, 1984 – August 22, 1987 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Frederic L. Chapin |
Succeeded by | James H. Michel |
Personal details | |
Born | Cuba | January 29, 1926
Died | December 20, 2021 Bethesda, Maryland | (aged 95)
Political party | Republican |
Alberto Martinez Piedra (January 29, 1926 – December 20, 2021) was the David E. Bentley Professor of Political Economy at The Institute of World Politics.[1][2][3]
Dr. Piedra was the Director of the Latin American Institute at The Catholic University of America from 1965 to 1982.[4] He was the United States Ambassador to Guatemala (1984–1987).
Piedra has three doctorates - Doctor in Law, 1951, University of Havana; University of Madrid (1957), and Georgetown University (1962).[1] He was Director General of Exports and Imports of the Cuban Ministry of Commerce in 1959; and Technical Assistant of the Department of Economic Development of the Cuban National Council from 1958 to 1959.[4] He was a Staff Economist at the OAS from 1960 to 1962.[4]
References
- ^ a b Alberto M. Piedra. The Institute of World Politics.
- ^ State Dept Office of the Historian, Alberto Martinez Piedra
- ^ "Alberto Martinez Piedra". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Alberto M. Piedra". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
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