Phillip Sánchez | |
Office: | United States Ambassador to Honduras |
Term Start: | June 15, 1973 |
Term End: | July 17, 1976 |
Predecessor: | Hewson A. Ryan |
Successor: | Ralph Elihu Becker |
President: | Richard Nixon |
Office2: | United States Ambassador to Colombia |
Term Start2: | September 2, 1976 |
Term End2: | April 5, 1977 |
Predecessor2: | Viron P. Vaky |
Successor2: | Diego C. Asencio |
President2: | Gerald Ford |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1929[1] |
Birth Place: | Pinedale, California |
Death Place: | Fresno, California |
Profession: | Diplomat |
Spouse: | Juanita |
Phillip Victor Sánchez (born July 28, 1929 – October 16, 2017)[2] was an American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Honduras under President Richard Nixon and former United States Ambassador to Colombia under President Gerald Ford. Since 1987 he was the publisher of the newspaper Noticias del Mundo.[3] He became the President of CAUSA USA.[4] He was on the Advisory Board of the University of Bridgeport.[5] [6]
He received a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1975.[7]