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, Oklahoma.

[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.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Harry W. Shlaudeman	United States Ambassador to Peru 6 November 1980–11 October 1981	Succeeded by Frank V. Ortiz, Jr.
Preceded by Alexander Watson Chargé d'Affairs ad interim	United States Ambassador to Bolivia 10 December 1981–9 August 1985	Succeeded by Edward Morgan Rowell
Preceded by Thomas R. Pickering	United States Ambassador to El Salvador 29 August 1985–10 August 1988	Succeeded by William G. Walker