John Maisto

John Maisto
John Maisto
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
	In office; 8 September 1993 – 15 November 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Harry W. Shlaudeman
Succeeded by	Lino Gutierrez
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
	In office; 21 March 1997 – 7 August 2000
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Jeffrey Davidow
Succeeded by	Donna Hrinak
United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
	In office; 2003 – 15 March 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Roger Noriega
Succeeded by	Hector Morales
Personal details
Born	August 28, 1938; Braddock, Pennsylvania
Spouse(s)	Maria Consuelo Gaston
Profession	Foreign service officer

John Francis Maisto (born 28 August 1938, Braddock, Pennsylvania) is a retired U.S. career diplomat, who rose from Foreign Service Officer to eventually serve as a U.S. Ambassador in a number of postings.

Early life and career progress

Maisto earned his BS from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, then earned his MA at the University of San Carlos, Guatemala. After graduation, Maisto joined the United States Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer in 1968.

Early postings included working with the State Department's Information Agency in Argentina and Bolivia. He was later posted to positions at the US Embassies in the Philippines, Bolivia and Costa Rica. Maisto then served in postings as Director of the State Department’s Office of Philippine Affairs (within the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs), and then the Deputy Chief of Mission in Panama.

In 1989, Maisto served as the Deputy U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States, then became the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central American Affairs (reporting to the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs) in 1992.

United States Ambassador

In 1993, Maisto was nominated by President Bill Clinton to be the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua, serving in that position until November 1996. In March 1997, Maisto became the Ambassador to Venezuela, serving in that position until August 2000.

Maisto returned to the United States, and served as a Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command for the next few months. In January 2001, with the inauguration of President George W. Bush, Maisto was brought in as a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs to National Secretary Advisor Condoleezza Rice.

In 2003, President Bush nominated Maisto to be the Ambassador to the Organization of American States, serving until March 2007.[1]

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References

"Nominations Sent to the Senate". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2020-05-14.

Sources

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Harry W. Shlaudeman	United States Ambassador to Nicaragua September 8, 1993–November 15, 1996	Succeeded by Lino Gutierrez
Preceded by Jeffrey Davidow	United States Ambassador to Venezuela 21 March 1997–7 August 2000	Succeeded by Donna Hrinak
Preceded by Roger Noriega	United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States 2003–15 March 2007	Succeeded by Hector Morales

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[1] "Nominations Sent to the Senate". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2020-05-14.