Lawrence Pezzullo

Lawrence A. Pezzullo[1][2][3] (occasionally alternately spelled as Pezzulo[4][5]) (May 3, 1926 – July 26, 2017) was an American diplomat and Foreign Service officer. He served as the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1979–1981) and to Uruguay (1977–1979).[6] Pezzullo was born in New York City, and attended high school in Levittown, New York, and Columbia University. He married Josephine DiMattia in February 1950 and with her has three children.[7]

Lawrence Pezzullo
United States Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
August 10, 1977 – May 29, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byErnest V. Siracusa
Succeeded byLyle Franklin Lane
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
July 31, 1979 – August 18, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byMauricio Solaún
Succeeded byAnthony Cecil Eden Quainton
Personal details
Born(1926-05-03)May 3, 1926
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2017(2017-07-26) (aged 91)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse(s)Josephine DiMattia
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationDiplomat

Pezzulo died on July 26, 2017, at the age of 91.[8]

References
  1. "Lawrence Pezzullo, Broker of Somoza's Abdication in Nicaragua, Dies at 91". The New York Times. August 1, 2017.
  2. United States Department of State, Office of the Historian. "Intervention in Haiti, 1994–1995". Clinton appointed Lawrence Pezzullo as special envoy for Haiti
  3. Pezzullo, Lawrence; Pezzullo, Ralph (1992). At the Fall of Somoza (2nd ed.). University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0822937562.
  4. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pezzulo-lawrence-a
  5. "Congressional Record". 1994. p. 28557.
  6. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pezzulo-lawrence-a
  8. Muere exembajador de EE.UU. en Nicaragua, Lawrence Pezzullo.(in Spanish)
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Ernest V. Siracusa		 United States Ambassador to Uruguay
1977–1979		 Succeeded by
Lyle Franklin Lane
Preceded by
Mauricio Solaún		 United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
1979–1981		 Succeeded by
Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton
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