Alberto Martinez Piedra

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Alberto Martinez Piedra
Alberto Piedra with Ronald Reagan.jpg
1984
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
In office
August 17, 1984 – August 22, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byFrederic L. Chapin
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1926-01-29) January 29, 1926 (age 95)
Cuba
Political partyRepublican

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 to 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 to 1959.[3] He was a Staff Economist at the OAS from 1960 to 1962.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ State Dept Office of the Historian, Alberto Martinez Piedra
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Alberto M. Piedra. The Institute of World Politics.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alberto M. Piedra". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2009-08-03.


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