Ignacio E. Lozano Jr.

Ignacio Eugenio Lozano Jr. (born January 15, 1927)[1] is a former United States Ambassador to El Salvador. He was appointed to the ambassadorship by President Gerald Ford in 1976.,[2][3] He resigned the post following the assumption of the presidency by Jimmy Carter.[2]

Lozano was born in San Antonio, Texas to Mexican immigrants Ignacio E. Lozano Sr. and Alicia Elizondo Lozano.[2] He studied journalism at Notre Dame University.[2]

From 1953, he was the publisher and editor of La Opinión, a Spanish language newspaper based in Los Angeles that his father founded in 1926.,[2][4]

He married Arizona-born Marta, who was studying literature at UCLA and was also Mexican American.[2] They had four children:

  • Leticia Lozano (worked for La Opinión from 1976–1984[4]
  • José Ignacio Lozano (became publisher of La Opinión in 1986;[5] since 2004 vice chairman of its parent companion, Impremedia LLC),[4][6]
  • Monica C. Lozano (current publisher of La Opinión)
  • Francisco Lozano (corporate director of magazines, Impremedia LLC)[7]

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Lozano as a consultant to the United States Department of State.[8] He also served on the California advisory committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[8]

Lozano held directorships at Bank of America, Walt Disney Company, Pacific Life, and Sempra Energy, and is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors.[3]

References
  1. Amy L. Unterburger; Jane L. Delgado. Who's who among Hispanic Americans. Vol. 3. Gale Research; August 1994 [cited December 12, 2011]. ISBN 978-0-8103-8550-4. p. 463.
  2. Interview of Monica Lozano by Shirley Biagi, Washington Press Club Foundation, December 13, 1993 Archived December 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Ignacio E. Lozano Jr". americanambassadors.org. 2004. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. History of Za Opinión: A Family Legacy
  5. Ramos, George (September 17, 1986). "Los Angeles County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  6. Ballve, Marcello: "Newspaper War: Spanish-Language Press Battles for Booming Audience", Pacific News Service via La Prensa San Diego, January 30, 2004
  7. "ImpreMedia promotes Francisco Lozano to corporate director, Magazines," February 15, 2007
  8. Meier, Matt S. and Margo Gutiérrez: The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group 2003, ISBN 978-0-313-31643-2

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