Alberto Martinez Piedra
Appearance
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
Alberto Martinez Piedra (born January 29, 1926[1]) is the David E. Bentley Professor of Political Economy at The Institute of World Politics.[2]
Dr. Piedra was the Director of the Latin American Institute at The Catholic University of America from 1965-1982.[3] 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).[2] 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 1958-1959.[3] He was a Staff Economist at the OAS from 1960-1962.[3]
References
- ^ State Dept Office of the Historian, Alberto Martinez Piedra
- ^ a b Alberto M. Piedra. The Institute of World Politics.
- ^ a b c Alberto M. Piedra