U.S. Relations with Latin America: A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador Francisco Mora
Thursday, September 28, 2023 9am
About this Event
LATIN AMERICAN U.S. AFFAIRS
A Conversation with Francisco O. Mora
Thursday, September 28, 2023
9 a.m.
Lakeside Village Expo Hall - Room 1123
Registration opens at 8 a.m.
Continental breakfast will be provided.
Frank Mora, Ph.D., was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of the American States on December 30, 2022. During the last twenty years Ambassador Mora worked as a consultant to the Library of Congress, the Institute for National Security Studies, the National Democratic Institute, the U.S. State Department, the Organization of American States, and U.S. Southern Command. He has spoken at numerous conferences in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. His opinion pieces and other commentaries have appeared in U.S. and Latin American media outlets.
Ambassador Mora received his Ph.D. in International Affairs and an M.A. in Inter-American Studies from the University of Miami. He earned his B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University. He also completed studies at universities in Peru and Costa Rica.
Ambassador Mora is a recipient of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, Department of Defense (2012). In 2022, he was confirmed by the Senate as the Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador.
