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Alberto Martinez Piedra

Alberto Martinez Piedra
Piedra with Ronald Reagan in 1984
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
In office
August 17, 1984 – August 22, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byFrederic L. Chapin
Succeeded byJames H. Michel
Personal details
Born(1926-01-29)January 29, 1926
Cuba
DiedDecember 20, 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 95)
Bethesda, Maryland
Political partyRepublican

Alberto Martinez Piedra (January 29, 1926 – December 20, 2021) was the David E. Bentley Professor of Political Economy at The Institute of World Politics.[1][2][3]

Dr. Piedra was the Director of the Latin American Institute at The Catholic University of America from 1965 to 1982.[4] He was the United States Ambassador to Guatemala (1984–1987).[5]

Piedra has three doctorates - Doctor in Law, 1951, University of Havana; University of Madrid (1957), and Georgetown University (1962).[1] 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.[4] He was a Staff Economist at the OAS from 1960 to 1962.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Alberto M. Piedra. The Institute of World Politics.
  2. ^ State Dept Office of the Historian, Alberto Martinez Piedra
  3. ^ "Alberto Martinez Piedra". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Alberto M. Piedra". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ALBERTO M. PIEDRA" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 26 September 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.


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