Ignacio E. Lozano Jr.

Ignacio Eugenio Lozano Jr. (born January 15, 1927)[1] is a former United States Ambassador to El Salvador. He was appointed to the ambassadorship by President Gerald Ford in 1976.,[2][3] He resigned the post following the assumption of the presidency by Jimmy Carter.[2]

Lozano was born in San Antonio, Texas to Mexican immigrants Ignacio E. Lozano Sr. and Alicia Elizondo Lozano.[2] He studied journalism at Notre Dame University.[2]

From 1953, he was the publisher and editor of La Opinión, a Spanish language newspaper based in Los Angeles that his father founded in 1926.,[2][4]

He married Arizona-born Marta, who was studying literature at UCLA and was also Mexican American.[2] They had four children:

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Lozano as a consultant to the United States Department of State.[8] He also served on the California advisory committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[8]

Lozano held directorships at Bank of America, Walt Disney Company, Pacific Life, and Sempra Energy, and is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Amy L. Unterburger; Jane L. Delgado. Who's who among Hispanic Americans. Vol. 3. Gale Research; August 1994 [cited December 12, 2011]. ISBN 978-0-8103-8550-4. p. 463.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Interview of Monica Lozano by Shirley Biagi, Washington Press Club Foundation, December 13, 1993
  3. 1 2 "Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Ignacio E. Lozano Jr.". americanambassadors.org. 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 History of Za Opinión: A Family Legacy
  5. ↑ Ramos, George (September 17, 1986). "Los Angeles County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ Ballve, Marcello: "Newspaper War: Spanish-Language Press Battles for Booming Audience", Pacific News Service via La Prensa San Diego, January 30, 2004
  7. ↑ "ImpreMedia promotes Francisco Lozano to corporate director, Magazines," February 15, 2007
  8. 1 2 Meier, Matt S. and Margo Gutiérrez: The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group 2003, ISBN 978-0-313-31643-2

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