State Department Official to Address Possible Policy Change Toward Cuba in UA Talk
March 11, 2002 - Filed under: Uncategorized
Lino Gutiérrez
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – An official in the U.S. State Department will discuss “U.S. Policy Towards Cuba and Possibilities for Change” in a talk on Thursday, March 14 at 3:30 p.m. in Morgan Hall Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.
The presentation, by Ambassador , principal deputy assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, is sponsored by the Bankhead Endowment of the history department and the Latin American studies program in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Gutiérrez served as U. S. ambassador to Nicaragua from 1996-1999, after several other postings in his career as a Foreign Service Officer. He is a native of Havana, Cuba and attended The University of Alabama, receiving a bachelor of arts in political science in 1972 and a master of arts in Latin American studies in 1976.
He was awarded the State Department’s Superior Honor Award twice and its Meritorious Honor Award three times.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
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