Hector Morales (diplomat)

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

Hector Morales
18th United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
In office
March 27, 2008 – July 8, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Maisto
Succeeded byCarmen Lomellin
Personal details
Born
Hector Elias Morales
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia College (BA)
University of Texas School of Law (JD)

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.[3]

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][4][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][4]

References
  1. "Personnel Announcement | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "Hector E. Morales - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (2008-03-21). "Morales, Hector E., Jr". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Council of American Ambassadors". Council of American Ambassadors. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  5. "Hon. Hector E. Morales | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  6. Spurlock, Cloud. "Hector E. Morales Jr. • Inter-American Foundation". Inter-American Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. "Ambassador Hector E. Morales Jr". Audubon. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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