Eduardo Aguirre
| Eduardo Aguirre | |
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| United States Ambassador to Spain | |
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In office 24 June 2005 – 20 January 2009 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | George Argyros |
| Succeeded by | Alan Solomont |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 30, 1946 Cuba |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
Eduardo Aguirre Reyes, Jr. (born July 30, 1946, in Cuba), is a principal with Atlantic Partners, an international consulting firm based in Houston.
Until January 20, 2009, he was the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, appointed by President George W. Bush, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2005, and sworn in on June 24, 2005. He presented his credentials to King Juan Carlos I of Spain on June 29, 2005.
Aguirre was born in Cuba in 1946, and emigrated to the US in 1961 via Operation Peter Pan.
Aguirre holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University. He is a graduate of the American Bankers Association's National Commercial Lending Graduate School. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, and the Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago in the Dominican Republic.
Aguirre and his wife Tere each emigrated from Cuba as unaccompanied minors at the age of 15. They maintain their permanent home in Houston, where they have lived for three decades. The Aguirres have two grown children, Eddy and Tessie.
Aguirre joined the Department of Homeland Security from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), where he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. From December 2001 to December 2002, he was Acting Chairman of this Federal Agency. Prior to joining the Bush administration, Aguirre was President of International Private Banking for Bank of America. He had worked for Bank of America for 24 years.
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