Lawrence Pezzullo

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Lawrence Pezzulo
United States Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
August 10, 1977 – May 29, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byErnest V. Siracusa
Succeeded byLyle Franklin Lane
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
July 31, 1979 – August 18, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byMauricio Solaún
Succeeded byAnthony Cecil Eden Quainton
Personal details
Born(1926-05-03)May 3, 1926
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2017(2017-07-26) (aged 91)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
SpouseJosephine DiMattia
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationDiplomat

Lawrence A. Pezzulo (May 3, 1926 – July 26, 2017) was an American diplomat and Foreign Service officer. He served as the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1979–1981) and to Uruguay (1977–1979).[1] Pezzulo was born in New York City, and attended high school in Levittown, New York, and Columbia University. He married Josephine DiMattia in February 1950 and with her has three children.[2]

Pezzulo died on July 26, 2017, at the age of 91.[3]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Uruguay
1977–1979
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
1979–1981
Succeeded by