| William Izarra | |
| Birth Name: | William Ernesto Izarra Caldera |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Death Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Party: | Fifth Republic Movement PSUV |
| Office: | Ambassador of Venezuela to North Korea |
| Term Start: | 27 May 2021 |
| Term End: | 1 October 2021 |
| President: | Nicolás Maduro |
| Office2: | Member of the Senate of Venezuela |
| Term Start2: | 1998 |
| Term End2: | 1999 |
| Office3: | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania |
| Term Start3: | 14 January 2005 |
| Term End3: | 15 November 2005 |
| Predecessor3: | position established |
| Successor3: | Alcides Rondón Rivero |
| President3: | Hugo Chávez |
William Ernesto Izarra Caldera (7 May 1947 – 1 October 2021) was a Venezuelan diplomat, military official, and politician.[1]
He also worked as a professor for the Central University of Venezuela.
Following his military service, Izarra earned a master's degree in public policy planning from Harvard University and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez in 2010.[2] He was a member of the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200, the Fifth Republic Movement and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. He also organized the Alianza Revolucionaria de Oficiales Activos.[3] In 1989, he joined the Frente Patriótico Revolucionario.[4] He continued his revolutionary work for socialism throughout his life.[5]
Izarra served in the Senate of Venezuela from 1998 to 1999 and was appointed by Hugo Chávez to serve in the newly-created position Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania in 2005. In 2021, he served as Venezuela's ambassador to North Korea.[6]
William Izarra died from COVID-19 in Caracas on 1 October 2021, at age 74, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.