Ignacio E. Lozano Jr.

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Ignacio Eugenio Lozano Jr. (born January 15, 1927)[1] is a former United States Ambassador to El Salvador. He was appointed to the ambassadorship by President Gerald Ford in 1976.[2][3] He resigned the post following the assumption of the presidency by Jimmy Carter.[2] Lozano was born in San Antonio, Texas to Mexican immigrants Ignacio E. Lozano Sr. and Alicia Elizondo Lozano.[2] He studied journalism at University of Notre Dame.[2]

From 1953, he was the publisher and editor of La Opinión, a Spanish language newspaper based in Los Angeles that his father founded in 1926.[2][4] In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Lozano as a consultant to the United States Department of State.[5] He also served on the California advisory committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[5]

Lozano held directorships at Bank of America, Walt Disney Company, Pacific Life, and Sempra Energy, and is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors.[3]

Personal life[]

He married Arizona-born Marta, who was studying literature at UCLA and was also Mexican American.[2] They had four children:

  • Leticia Lozano (worked for La Opinión from 1976–1984[4]
  • José Ignacio Lozano (became publisher of La Opinión in 1986;[6] since 2004 vice chairman of its parent companion, Impremedia LLC),[4][7]
  • Monica C. Lozano (current publisher of La Opinión)
  • Francisco Lozano (corporate director of magazines, Impremedia LLC)[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Amy L. Unterburger; Jane L. Delgado. Who's who among Hispanic Americans. Vol. 3. Gale Research; August 1994 [cited December 12, 2011]. ISBN 978-0-8103-8550-4. p. 463.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Interview of Monica Lozano by Shirley Biagi, Washington Press Club Foundation, December 13, 1993 Archived December 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Ignacio E. Lozano Jr". americanambassadors.org. 2004. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c History of Za Opinión: A Family Legacy
  5. ^ a b Meier, Matt S. and Margo Gutiérrez: The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group 2003, ISBN 978-0-313-31643-2
  6. ^ Ramos, George (September 17, 1986). "Los Angeles County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  7. ^ Ballve, Marcello: "Newspaper War: Spanish-Language Press Battles for Booming Audience", Pacific News Service via La Prensa San Diego, January 30, 2004
  8. ^ "ImpreMedia promotes Francisco Lozano to corporate director, Magazines," February 15, 2007

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