List of Guatemalan Ambassadors to the United States

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The title of Head of the Legation was

  • From June 8, 1893: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
  • From May 4, 1943: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

On May 4, 1943, the legation was upgraded to an embassy.

appointment Surname Remarks Accreditation
1850 Antonio José de Irisarri (February 7, 1786 - June 10, 1868)
1893 June 8. Antonio Lazo Arriaga also accredited as representative of the government of Honduras.
1904 September 30. Jorge Muñoz
1906 October 22. Ramon Bengoechea Chargé d'affaires
1907 March Luis Toledo Herrarte 1907 March 18.
1911 December 19. Joaquin Mendez
1920 November 29. Julio Bianchi
1922 April 19. Francisco Sanchez Latour (* 1876; † 1927) Chargé d'affaires


1922 May 23. Francisco Sanchez Latour
1927 November 8. Julio Montano Novella Chargé d'affaires
1928 January 11. Adrian Recinos
1943 April 19. Adrian Recinos 1943 May 4.
1944 October 18. Antonio Najera Cabrera (Private secretary of Jorge Ubico Castañeda )
1944 November 8. Enrique Lopez-Herrarte Chargé d'affaires
Enrique Lopez-Herrarte standing 2nd from left November 1st, 1939
1944 December 19. Eugenio Silva Pena participated in the presidential elections from 17th to 19th December 1944 in Guatemala 1945 January 1.
1945 July 26. Jorge Garcia Granados (1900–1961) 1945 August 10.
1947 December 16. Francisco Linares Aranda Chargé d'affaires, 1950 Ambassador to London
1948 March 2. Ismael Gonzalez Arevalo Foreign Minister of the Government of Juan José Arévalo 1948 March 15.
1949 December 13. Antonio Goubaud-Carrera († March 8, 1951) 1950 January 11.
1951 February 18. Alfredo Chocano Becerra Chargé d'affaires
1951 March 18. Carlos H. Aldana Sandoval 1951 June 4.
1952 September 4. Guillermo Toriello 1952 September 24.
1954 August 13. Lt. Colonel José Luis Cruz Salazar Representatives of the coup government 1954 August 16.
1958 June 3. Colonel Carlos Santillán Hernández 1958 June 16.
1959 July 1. Colonel Arturo Ramirez Pinto Was involved in the Guatemalan-Mexican fish war 1959 July 13.
1960 June 6. Carlos Alejos Arzu Brother of Roberto Alejos Arzu, the owner of the Finca Helvetia on which the invasion of the Bay of Pigs was trained. 1960 June 8.
1963 June 11. Carlos Garcia Bauer 1963 July 10.
1966 September 8. Francisco Linares Aranda Ambassador to London 1966 September 9.
1970 October 23. Julio Asensio 1970 November 5.
1976 May 15. Fernando Sesenna Olivero
1976 June 10. Federico Abundio Maldonado Gularte 1976 June 22.
1977 November 30. Jorge Lamport Rodil 1978 January 18.
1978 December 1. Norma J. Vasquez Chargé d'affaires
1978 December 21. General Felipe Doroteo Monterroso Miranda 1979 February 26.
1982 June 9. Jorge Luis Zelaya Coronado 1982 July 29.
1983 July 15. Norma J. Vasquez Chargé d'affaires
1983 December 7. Federico Fahsen Ortega 1984 January 9.
1985 February 6. Eduardo Palomo Escobar 1985 March 5.
1987 January 27. Oscar Padilla Vidaurre 1987 February 10.
1988 October 5. Rodolfo Rohrmoser Valdeavellano 1988 November 9.
1990 February 7. John Schwank Durán 1990 April 9.
1991 June 27. Juan José Caso Fanjul 1991 August 6.
1993 March 3. Edmond Mulet 1993 June 11.
1996 March 11. Pedro Miguel Lamport Kelsall 1996 April 30.
1998 September 5. William Howard Stixrud Herrera 1998 September 10.
2000 May 27. Ariel Rivera Irías 2000 June 14.
2002 December 4. Antonio Arenales Forno 2002 December 9.
2004 March 26. José Guillermo Castillo Villacorta 2004 March 31.
2008 March 13. Francisco Villagrán de León 2008 April 9.

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Individual notes

  1. Antonio Lazo Arriaga: Honduras ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Steitsache Mai (PDF file; 547 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.state.gov
  2. LUIS TOLEDO HERRARTE, The New York Times , February 28, 1909, GUATEMALAN ENVOY CHAMPIONS CABRERA
  3. Joaquin Mendez: The New York Times , Apr 24, 1918, April 23 The declaration of the Guatemalan National Assembly that Guatemala occupies the same position towards the European beligerents as does the Unitde states constitutes a declaration of war on Germany and her allies, the Guatemalan Minister Senor Don Joaquín Mendez announced today.
  4. ^ Francisco Sanchez Latour: Time , Nov. 21, 1927, Milestones
  5. Jorge Garcia Granados: [1]
  6. Antonio Goubaud Carrera: Time , April 17, 1950 GUATEMALA: Diplomat's Difficulties
  7. Guillermo Toriello Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.patriagrande.net
  8. Oscar Padilla Vidaurre: The New York Times , February 28, 1987, [2]