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Diego C. Asencio

Diego C. Asencio

American diplomat (1931–2020)

Diego Cortes Asencio (July 15, 1931 – October 6, 2020)[1] was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Colombia (1977–1980) and United States Ambassador to Brazil (1983–86). He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.[2]

Quick Facts 17th United States Ambassador to Colombia, President ...

In 1980 Asencio was – along with a dozen other diplomats – held hostage for 61 days when members of the guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19), led by Rosemberg Pabón, seized the Dominican Republic's embassy in Bogotá.[3]

Books

  • Diego Asencio (1983), Our Man Is Inside, Little Brown, ISBN 978-0-316-05294-8

References

  1. [1]
    "Diego Cortes Asencio". The Foreign Service Journal. 98 (1). January–February 2021.
  2. [2]
    Ambassador Diego C. Asencio, http://asencioassociates.com/DCA.htm Archived July 29, 2013, at archive.today
  3. [3]
    People, June 30, 1980, Hero Diplomat Diego Asencio Reflects on His 61 Perilous Days as a Hostage in Bogotá

Article, Washington Post, Dateline Bogota, Colombia, February 28, 1980, by Charles A Krause, "Envoy Takes Charge" U.S. Ambassador Wins Respect From All With Candor, Wit and Confident Manner

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