Frank Almaguer | |
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United States Ambassador to Honduras | |
In office 7 July 1999 – 5 September 2002 |
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President | Bill Clinton, George W. Bush |
Preceded by | James F. Creagan |
Succeeded by | Larry Leon Palmer |
Personal details | |
Born | 1945 (age 71–72) Cuba |
Spouse(s) | Antoinette Gallegos |
Profession | Diplomat |
Frank Almaguer (born 1945) is a United States diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer. He has served in numerous positions with the Peace Corps, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State and the Organization of American States (OAS).
Almaguer was born in Holguin, Cuba and grew up in Miami, Florida. He gained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Florida (1967), and a Master of Science in Government Administration from the George Washington University (1974).
Almaguer served in the Peace Corps as a Volunteer in Orange Walk Town, Belize (1967–1969), as Associate PC Country Director in Belize (1974–1976), and as PC Country Director in Honduras (1976–1979).
From 1979 to 1983, Almaguer served as Deputy Mission Director for USAID in Panama. From 1983 to 1986, Almaguer worked for USAID in Washington, DC as Director of the Office of South American and Mexican Affairs. From 1986 to 1990, he served as USAID Mission Director in Ecuador. From 1991 to 1993, Almaguer served as USAID Regional Mission Director for Eastern Europe, based in Washington. From 1993 to 1996, he served as USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Human Resources and Director of Personnel in Washington. From 1996 to 1999, he served as USAID Mission Director in Bolivia.