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Lino Gutierrez

Lino Gutierrez
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United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
April 16, 2003 – April 8, 2006
President George W. Bush
Preceded by James Donald Walsh
Succeeded by Earl Anthony Wayne
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
December 5, 1996 – July 21, 1999
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by John Francis Maisto
Succeeded by Oliver P. Garza
Personal details
Born (1951-03-26) March 26, 1951 (age 65)
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Miami;
The University of Alabama,
Profession Diplomat
Awards Distinguished Honor Award

Lino Gutiérrez (born 26 March 1951) is an American diplomat.

He served as Ambassador to Argentina from September 2003 through July 2006. He was succeeded by Earl Anthony Wayne. Gutiérrez is currently the Executive Director of the Una Chapman Cox Foundation and an adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University.

Gutiérrez entered the United States Foreign Service in 1977 and served in Latin America, Europe and the Department of State. He has served as International Affairs Advisor at the National War College (2002), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the State Department (1999–2001), Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2001–2002), United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1996–1999).

During his tenure in Nicaragua, Gutiérrez coordinated the U.S. relief effort following the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in October 1998.

Gutierrez also served in Santo Domingo, Lisbon, Port-au-Prince, Grenada, Paris and Nassau. In Washington, Gutiérrez has served as Officer-in-Charge of Nicaraguan Affairs, Officer-in-Charge of Portuguese Affairs, and Director of the Office of Policy Planning, Coordination and Press in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs.

Gutiérrez is a recipient of the Department of State's Distinguished Honor Award, Superior Honor Award (twice) and Meritorious Honor Award (three times).


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