Cristobal Roberto Orozco (born 1944) served as the American Chargé d'Affaires in Brazil from February 2001 until April 2002.
A career Foreign Service Officer, at the time of his appointment he held the Personal Rank of Minister-Counselor in the Senior Foreign Service.
A native of
Sacramento, California, Orozco received a degree in Civil Engineering from
California State University at Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California ...
in 1966. He also studied at
Thunderbird School of Global Management and received a B.A in 1971 and in 1983, received a Masters in Public Administration from the
JFK School of Government at
Harvard University. Orozco graduated from the
Senior Executive Seminar, the highest level of executive training offered by the Department of State, in 1989.
Career
Orozco was an engineer for the Inter-American Geodetic Survey (U.S. Army) in Panama and Colombia from 1966 to 1970. He entered the Foreign Service in 1971, serving in Tokyo, Santiago, Helsinki, Tegucigalpa, and Santo Domingo, as well as in Washington, DC.
He served as Consulate General in
Rio de Janeiro from 1997 until 2000.
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Ambassadors of the United States to Brazil
California State University, Sacramento alumni
Thunderbird School of Global Management alumni
Harvard Kennedy School alumni
American engineers
People from Sacramento, California
1944 births
American consuls
Living people
United States Foreign Service personnel