Alberto Martinez Piedra

Alberto Martinez Piedra (January 29, 1926 – December 20, 2021) was the David E. Bentley Professor of Political Economy at The Institute of World Politics.^[1][2][3]

Alberto Martinez Piedra
Piedra with Ronald Reagan in 1984
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
In office August 17, 1984 – August 22, 1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Frederic L. Chapin
Succeeded by	James H. Michel
Personal details
Born	(1926-01-29)January 29, 1926 Cuba
Died	December 20, 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 95) Bethesda, Maryland
Political party	Republican

Dr. Piedra was the Director of the Latin American Institute at The Catholic University of America from 1965 to 1982.^[4] He was the United States Ambassador to Guatemala (1984–1987).^[5]

Piedra has three doctorates - Doctor in Law, 1951, University of Havana; University of Madrid (1957), and Georgetown University (1962).^[1] He was Director General of Exports and Imports of the Cuban Ministry of Commerce in 1959; and Technical Assistant of the Department of Economic Development of the Cuban National Council from 1958 to 1959.^[4] He was a Staff Economist at the OAS from 1960 to 1962.^[4]