Hector Morales (diplomat) explained

Hector Morales
Order1:18th
Ambassador From1:United States
Country1:the Organization of American States
Term Start1:March 27, 2008
Term End1:July 8, 2009
Predecessor1:John Maisto
Successor1:Carmen Lomellin
President1:George W. Bush
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Columbia College (BA)
University of Texas (JD)
Birth Name:Hector Elias Morales

Hector Elias Morales[1] (born 1954) is an American diplomat who served as the 18th United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States.

Morales was appointed on March 10, 2008 to the role of ambassador.[2] He served in this position until September 2009. He was also confirmed as a member of the board of directors of the Inter-American Foundation.[3]

Previously, Morales served as US Executive Director to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He has nearly 20 years of experience of commerce in the Americas, both as a businessman and as a lawyer.[4] He was formerly SVP of Viamericas Corporation, a company that offered the first pre-paid money transfer card in the US to the Latin American remittance market.

Between 1997 and 2000, Morales served as head of Reliant Energy Argentina. He carried out international practice at the firm's legal department from 1993 to 1997. Before joining Reliant, Morales was a lawyer in private practice in Austin and Houston. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1989 and his B.A. in history from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1985.[3] [5]

After he stepped down from his role as ambassador, Morales has been a managing director of the Macquarie Group and is chairman of the Macquarie Development Corporation.[6] He currently serves on the board of the National Audubon Society and is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Personnel Announcement The American Presidency Project. 2020-08-08. www.presidency.ucsb.edu.
  2. Web site: Hector E. Morales - People - Department History - Office of the Historian. history.state.gov. 2020-05-19.
  3. Web site: Morales, Hector E., Jr.. Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information. Bureau of Public Affairs. 2008-03-21. 2001-2009.state.gov. en. 2020-05-19.
  4. Web site: Council of American Ambassadors. Council of American Ambassadors. en. 2020-05-19. 2021-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724195323/https://americanambassadors.org/members/hector-e-morales-jr. dead.
  5. Web site: Hon. Hector E. Morales Wilson Center. www.wilsoncenter.org. en. 2020-05-19.
  6. Web site: Hector E. Morales Jr. • Inter-American Foundation. Spurlock. Cloud. Inter-American Foundation. en-US. 2020-05-19.
  7. Web site: Ambassador Hector E. Morales Jr.. 2015-04-01. Audubon. en. 2020-05-19. 2020-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929030309/https://www.audubon.org/content/ambassador-hector-e-morales-jr. dead.