César Benito Cabrera (born in

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, 1947) was the former

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to the

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nations of

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and the

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, both located in the

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. He was nominated by

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on June 6, 2006. His appointment was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 13, 2006. Ambassador Cabrera arrived in

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on October 20, 2006, and presented his credentials to Mauritian President Sir

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on October 23, 2006. Cabrera is currently the president of Barza Development Corporation with over 25 years of commercial development and business experience in the Puerto Rican real estate market. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. He received his

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in civil engineering from the

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in 1971, there he joined

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fraternity. Cabrera has also had an active political career. From 1992 to 2004, he served as executive director of the

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and led the Puerto Rico delegation to the Republican National Convention in 2000. In 2004, he was a member of the U.S. Presidential delegation at the inauguration of

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, President of Panama. He has also served on the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. He is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors. He is fluent in

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and

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. He is married to Helvetia Barros, has one daughter, and one granddaughter.''Official State Department biography''
from the ''

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References

External links

United States Embassy in MauritiusOfficial biography

1947 births Living people Ambassadors of the United States to Seychelles Ambassadors of the United States to Mauritius Hispanic and Latino American diplomats People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Republican Party (Puerto Rico) politicians United States Department of State officials University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez people 21st-century American diplomats {{US-diplomat-stub