Edwin G. Corr
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Edwin Gharst Corr (b. 1934) was a United States diplomat and served as a United States Ambassador to several Latin-American nations.
Corr is from Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Foreign Service
Edwin Corr joined the Foreign Service in 1961.
Between 1978-1980 he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.
He and has served as U.S. Ambassador to Peru (1980-1981), U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia (1981-1985), and U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1985-1988).
[edit] Iran-Contra
Corr was investigated between 1986-1991 for possible involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal. Corr gave voluntary interviews to the Independent Counsel in 1991 before ending his cooperation and invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Subsequently, a judicial order compelled Corr to testify and forced him to produce documents, under grants of immunity.
[edit] Post Civil-Service Positions
Corr served as a Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma from 1990-1996.
Between 1995-2001, Corr was the Director of the Energy Institute of the Americas (EIA), a multi-national non-governmental organization he founded.
Corr has served as the Associate Director of the International Programs Center (IPC) of the University of Oklahoma since 1996.
| Preceded by Thomas R. Pickering |
United States Ambassador to El Salvador 1985 - 1988 |
Succeeded by William G. Walker |
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