Frank V. Ortiz, Jr.

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Frank V. Ortiz, Jr. with his wife Dolores Ortiz

Frank Vincent Ortiz, Jr. (born March 14, 1926 in Santa Fe , New Mexico , † February 27, 2005 there ) was an American diplomat who was ambassador several times .

Life

Frank Vincent Ortiz, Jr., served at the US Senate Reception between 1943 and 1944 after finishing school . He joined the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) at the end of World War II and did military service in this until 1946. After the end of the war, he began studying foreign relations at Georgetown University and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science (BS Foreign Service), after having previously completed a study period abroad at the Complutense University of Madrid . In 1951 he joined the US State Department and in 1952 completed a study visit to the American University of Beirut (AUB). After working as an economic advisor at the embassy in Ethiopia between 1953 and 1956 , he was employed as a political advisor at the embassy in Mexico from 1956 to 1958 .

Then was Ortiz at the State Department from 1958 to 1960 Special Assistant to the Coordinator of operations in the Office of the Under Secretary of State ( United States Under Secretary of State ) and then from 1960 to 1961 Special Assistant to the Head of Directorate for Inter-American Affairs ( Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs ) . He was then special assistant to the Ambassador to Mexico , Thomas C. Mann , between 1961 and 1963 , and after his return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1963 to 1966, he was an advisor for Spain in the European Affairs Subdivision. He completed a subsequent postgraduate course at George Washington University with a Master of Science (MS). He then worked from 1967 to 1970 as a supervisory officer at the embassy in Peru . In 1970 he became permanent representative of the ambassador (Deputy Chief of Mission) in Uruguay and remained in this post until 1973, where he was interim ambassador (Ambassador ad interim) from 1972 to 1973 . After his return, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1963 to 1975 as head of the Argentina , Paraguay and Uruguay unit and from 1975 to 1977 as deputy head of the administration subdivision (Deputy Executive Secretary) .

On July 14, 1977 Frank Ortiz was appointed ambassador to Barbados and handed over his credentials there on July 29, 1977 as the successor to Theodore Roosevelt Britton . He remained in this post until May 15, 1979, whereupon Sally Shelton-Colby succeeded him there. He was also ambassador to Grenada accredited . He was then appointed ambassador to Guatemala on July 3, 1979 , where he succeeded Davis E. Boster on July 17, 1979 . He held this position until August 6, 1980 and was then replaced by Frederic L. Chapin .

Then was Ortiz 1980-1981 Political Advisor of the US Southern Command ( US Southern Command ) in the Panama Canal Zone . On October 1, 1981 he was appointed ambassador to Peru , where he handed over his credentials on November 10, 1981 as the successor to Edwin G. Corr . He remained in this post until October 27, 1983 and was then replaced by David C. Jordan . Most recently, he was appointed Ambassador of the United States to Argentina on November 18, 1983 and handed over his accreditation as the successor to Harry W. Shlaudeman on November 29, 1983. He held this ambassadorial post until August 29, 1986, when Theodore E. Gildred succeeded him.

His marriage to Dolores Ortiz had four children. He supported the presidential candidacies of George W. Bush and later of Barack Obama .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chiefs of Mission for Barbados on the site of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
  2. ↑ Chiefs of Mission for Grenada on the site of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
  3. ↑ Chiefs of Mission for Guatemala on the site of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
  4. ↑ Chiefs of Mission for Peru on the site of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
  5. ↑ Chiefs of Mission for Argentina on the site of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
personal data
SURNAME Ortiz, Frank V., Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ortiz, Frank Vincent, Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Fe , New Mexico
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2005
Place of death Santa Fe , New Mexico