Diego C. Asencio
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Diego Asencio | |
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![]() Asencio in June 1990 | |
17th United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
In office December 6, 1977 – June 22, 1980 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Phillip V. Sanchez |
Succeeded by | Thomas D. Boyatt |
21st United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
In office December 20, 1983 – February 28, 1986 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Langhorne A. Motley |
Succeeded by | Harry W. Shlaudeman |
Personal details | |
Born | July 15, 1931 |
Died | October 6, 2020 Palm Beach, Florida | (aged 89)
Profession | Diplomat |
Diego Cortes Asencio (July 15, 1931 – October 6, 2020)[1] was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Colombia (1977–1980) and United States Ambassador to Brazil (1983–86).[2] He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.[3]
In 1980 Asencio was – along with a dozen other diplomats – held hostage for 61 days when members of the guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19), led by Rosemberg Pabón, seized the Dominican Republic's embassy in Bogotá.[4]
Books[edit]
- Diego Asencio (1983), Our Man Is Inside, Little Brown, ISBN 978-0-316-05294-8
References[edit]
- ^ "Diego Cortes Asencio". The Foreign Service Journal. 98 (1). January–February 2021.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DIEGO ASENCIO" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. April 7, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Ambassador Diego C. Asencio, http://asencioassociates.com/DCA.htm Archived July 29, 2013, at archive.today
- ^ People, June 30, 1980, Hero Diplomat Diego Asencio Reflects on His 61 Perilous Days as a Hostage in Bogotá
Article, Washington Post, Dateline Bogota, Colombia, February 28, 1980, by Charles A Krause, "Envoy Takes Charge" U.S. Ambassador Wins Respect From All With Candor, Wit and Confident Manner
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