Luis E. Arreaga

Luis E. Arreaga
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
Taking office
Designate
President Donald Trump
Succeeding Todd D. Robinson
United States Ambassador to Iceland
In office
20 September 2010  23 November 2013
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Carol van Voorst
Succeeded by Robert C. Barber
Personal details
Born 1952 (age 6465)
Guatemala
Spouse(s) Mary F. Kelsey
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Occupation Ambassador

Luis E. Arreaga-Rodas (born 1952) is a Guatemalan American diplomat and government official who has been confirmed as the next United States Ambassador to Guatemala. He previously served as United States Ambassador to Iceland from 2010 until 2013. In January 2016, he was appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Arreaga to become the United States Ambassador to Guatemala.[1] This nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3, 2017.[2]

Biography

Arreaga holds a PhD in economics and a master's degree in management from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[3]

He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Panama; U.S. Consul General in Vancouver, Canada; and as director of the Executive Secretariat Staff at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. He has also served as Deputy Director of the State Department's Operations Center and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Other overseas postings include United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, the United States Embassy in Spain, and the Agency for International Development in Peru, El Salvador, and Honduras.

References

  1. Louis E. Arreaga. Biography from the United States Department of State. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. "PN721 — Luis E. Arreaga — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  3. Straehley, Steve (July 19, 2017). "United States Ambassador to Guatemala: Who Is Luis Arreaga?". AllGov. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Carol van Voorst
United States Ambassador to Iceland
2010–2013
Succeeded by
Robert C. Barber
Preceded by
Todd D. Robinson
Nominated United States Ambassador to Guatemala
2017–present
Succeeded by
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