Luis Guinot Jr. (April 8, 1935 – March 19, 2022) was an American diplomat who was the U.S. Ambassador to
Costa Rica from 1991 to 1993.
Nominated by
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George H. W. Bush on May 30, 1991, Guinot was confirmed by the
United States Senate in the summer of 1991 and soon afterwards relocated permanently to
San José where he presented his credentials to then Costa Rican President
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
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on August 27, 1991. He left the post on March 1, 1993.
Prior to his
nomination, Guinot was a partner and attorney with the law firm of
Kelley Drye & Warren
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in
Washington, DC. From 1974 to 1985, Guinot served as a partner and attorney with the law firm of Rose, Schmidt, Chapman, Duff and Hasley. From (1972 to 1974), Mr. Guinot served as Assistant General Counsel for the
Department of Agriculture
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. In addition, Mr. Guinot was a self-employed attorney at law and
consultant and served as Administrator for the Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in Washington, DC from 1969 to 1972. He also served as an associate
attorney with the law firm of Faerber and Cerny (1968–1969)
In private practice he has represented the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as private Puerto Rican clients and political organizations. Guinot has authored numerous articles and appeared as a speaker on US-
Latin American relations and international free trade agreements. He has also appeared at symposia and on numerous panels focused on Puerto Rico's
commonwealth
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relationship with the United States.
In 2003, he was selected by the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility as one of eight Fortune Board Honorees, a distinction granted to outstanding
Hispanic leaders serving on the boards of large corporations. Guinot is a member of the board of directors of
Tampa Electric Co. and its parent company,
TECO Energy
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.
Guinot held a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
New York University (Class of 1957) and a
juris doctor from
Columbus School of Law
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at
The Catholic University of America (Class of 1968). Fluent in both
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and
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, he was married and the father of five children. He was latterly a partner with the Washington D.C. law firm of Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler.
Guinot died on March 19, 2022, at the age of 86.
See also
*
List of Puerto Ricans
*
French immigration to Puerto Rico
References
External links
Official Nomination Announcementfrom the
George Bush Presidential Library
The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial site of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States (1989–1993), and his wife Barbara Bush. Located on a site on the west campus of T ...
Biographyon the "Council of American Ambassadors" website
Biographyon "Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler" website
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1935 births
2022 deaths
People from San Juan, Puerto Rico
New York University alumni
Columbus School of Law alumni
Puerto Rican people of French descent
Ambassadors of the United States to Costa Rica