Draft:Juan Carlos Iturregui
Juan Carlos Iturregui | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Robin S. Bernstein |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst (BA) Catholic University of America (JD) |
Juan Carlos Iturregui is an American lawyer and businessman who is the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
Education
[edit]Inturregui earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1990.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Inturregui serves as managing partner of Milan Americas, LLC, his consulting practice specializing in business, regulatory and public policy issues, with a focus on infrastructure and renewable energy projects in the Caribbean and Latin America. He is a former partner at Nelson Mullins, LLP, a national full-service law firm. Previously, he served as a senior advisor for over a decade at Dentons, LLP, the world’s largest law firm. He also served on the vice chair of the American Red Cross, National Capital Region and he serves as vice chair of the board of the Inter-American Foundation[3] after being nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014[4][5] and concluded a 4-year term a member of the Board of Visitors at George Mason University. Earlier, Iturregui was a member of the President's Export Council, the nation's top advisory panel on international trade and overseas markets.[1]
On November 30, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Iturregui to serve as the next United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic.[6] His nomination received the endorsement of Congrssman Adriano Espaillat.[7] His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[8] On June 13, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Inturregui is fluent in English and Spanish.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 30, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Juan C Iturregui Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Iturregui". Inter-American Foundation. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). The White House. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021.
- ^ "President Obama Appoints Juan Carlos Iturregui as Vice-Chair of the Inter-American Foundation's Board of Directors". Inter-American Foundation. July 29, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Statement from Representative Adriano Espaillat on Nomination of Juan Carlos Iturregui to become the U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic" (Press release). December 1, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "PN1164 — Juan Carlos Iturregui — Department of State". November 30, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". foreign.senate.gov. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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- 20th-century American lawyers
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- American Red Cross personnel
- Columbus School of Law alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American lawyers
- Obama administration personnel
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni