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Julio Ligorría | |
|---|---|
| Guatemala Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office September, 2013 – December, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Villagrán de León |
| Succeeded by | Maritza Ruiz de Vielman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Febraury 19, 1956 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Bianchi Toriello (1958-2008) Maria Olga Quezada |
Julio Ligorría (Guatemala City, Guatemala, February 19, 1956) former ambassador[1] of Guatemala in United States from September 2013 to November 2015. He previously worked as a crisis-management and political consultant.[2]
Ligorría, received the 2015 Reed Latino Award for handling the migratory crisis of unaccompanied children who arrived at the southern border of the United States.[3]
On September 26, 2017, Ligorría was arrested in Spain on charges that he laundered approximately $2 million in connection with Otto Perez Molina's presidential campaign.[4]
Biography
He began his public life in 1979, when he became General Manager of the Association of Managers of Guatemala [5] position that he held until the year 1983. During the dictatorship of the General Fernando Romeo Lucas García, he founded the first Civic Forum in the history of the country of candidates for the presidency, which over the years was institutionalized as the presidential forum of the Association of Managers of Guatemala. Later in the year 1983, he became the Vice President of the Chamber of Free Enterprise [6] until 1985. Two years later, he joined the Advisory Committee of the International Center for Private Enterprise. In 1988 he founded the Interimage Latinoamericana SA, which provides consulting services in communications and public affairs to multinational companies and governments throughout Latin America. He presided over this company until August 2013. He worked as a consultant for the Chancellor of Guatemala in 1993 in charge of re-launching the peace negotiations plan in Guatemala.
Personal Life
Julio Ligorría was born in a family integrated by liberal professionals who dedicated themselves to commerce and industry in his hometown of Quetzaltenango and later moved to Guatemala City . His father Julio R. Ligorria Guzmán and his mother Amada Carballido de Ligorría both Guatemalans. In 1979 Julio Ligorría Carballido married Elizabeth Bianchi Toriello (Guatemalan-American, 1958-2008) and they had three children. In 2013, Ligorría formalized her relationship with María Olga Quezada, a psychologist specialist in speech therapy and a mother of five children. In his early years, he was a recognized proffesor called to particpate in Political Management and Strategy seminars such as: Florida International University, Latin American and Caribbean Center Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City, Universidad Iberoamericana de México for the Diploma in Political Management in charge of the subject of Government Communication, Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University and International Center for Government and Political Marketing of the Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain.
Acknowledgments
As ambassador, the magazine 'Campaigns & Elections′ [7] awarded him the Reed Latino 2015 prize in the category "Best management of electoral crisis or of the government". The nomination of Ligorría was due to the work he developed as ambassador from Guatemala in Washington during the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied migrant children who traveled from Central America to the United States in the summer of 2014. In 2001, he was declared a Honorary Rotarian by the Rotary Club of Guatemala City [8]for his contributions to the consolidation of the system democratic in Guatemala.
In 2000 he recieved the prize of the Latin American Association of Political Consultants ALACOP [9]2000. In 1999, Third Place in the V prize of Liberalism in Latin America of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation [10]for his essay Equality Before the Law, the Key Challenge. In 1996, the Monja Blanca Order was conferred [11] on the rank of 1st Class, for its contributions to the consolidation of democracy in Guatemala.
In 1987 he won the Ludwig Von Mises Prize awarded by the Center for Free Enterprise of Mexico for his essay on Right and Freedom in America.[12]
In 1983 he was declared a Distinguished Neighbor by the Mayor of Guatemala City, for his work in coordinating the National and International Information for Pope Juan Pablo II, in his first visit to Guatemala.
Problems for Ligorría
In 1985, during the political participation of Ligorría in pursuit of democracy, the forces of the military regime threw grenades at his residence. Ligorría and his family left unharmed, although the material damages were numerous.[13] In February of 1988 Ligorria was invited to participate in the coup d'etat against Vinicio Cerezo. After denying this offer, Ligorría received threats and persecutions so he decided to leave the country with his family to a self-imposed exile that lasts until 1993.
On September 26, 2017, Ligorría was arrested in Spain on charges that he laundered approximately $2 million in connection with Otto Perez Molina's presidential campaign.[14]
Publications
He has published more than 1,600 political analysis essays in Latin American newspapers and magazines.
Co-author of the book The Art of Winning Elections. Latin American Association of Political Consultants. 2000
Julio Ligorría. Paths of Freedom, VanColor. 1987
Julio Ligorria. Political Strategy from the operational design. Cánovas del Castillo Foundation. 2002
Julio Ligorria. Crisis: The administration of the unexpected. Planet 2016 Ebook. ISBN 9786070735806
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References
- ^ "Julio Ligorría nuevo embajador de Guatemala en Estados Unidos". Prensa Libre. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Julio Ligorría la corrupción en Guatemala nos lleva a una tormenta perfecta". La Razón. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Hola Ciudad http://www.holaciudad.com/noticias/Premian-embajador-Guatemala-EEUU-migratoria_0_856114584.html. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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- ^ "Julio Ligorría dirigirá la embajada en Estados Unidos". Radios Hekinapeten. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Julio Ligorría Vicepresidente de la Cámara de la libre Empresa".
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