13 Facts About Carlos Trujillo

Carlos Trujillo was born on February 25,1983 and is an American lobbyist and government affairs professional who previously served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States.

In March 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Trujillo to be the next Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs and a member of the board of directors of the Inter-American Foundation.

In July 2020, Carlos Trujillo participated in a hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for his assistant secretary nomination.

Carlos Trujillo was born on Long Island in New York and moved to the state of Florida in 1988.

Carlos Trujillo attended Spring Hill College, graduating with a degree in business administration in 2004, and then the Florida State University College of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor in 2007.

Carlos Trujillo then started his own legal practice, Trujillo Vargas LLC which has now evolved to Trujillo Vargas Gonzalez Hevia LLP.

Carlos Trujillo is a Founding Partner of Continental PLLC, and President and Founder of Continental Strategy.

When incumbent State Representative Marcelo Llorente was unable to seek re-election in 2010 due to term limits, Carlos Trujillo ran to succeed him in the 116th District, which included The Hammocks and Kendale Lakes, suburbs of Miami in central Miami-Dade County.

In 2012, following the reconfiguration of state legislative districts, Carlos Trujillo ran for re-election in the 105th District, which contained territory that was radically different from what he had previously represented in the 116th District.

Carlos Trujillo kept some of the precincts that he had represented in the Miami suburbs, and expanded to include vast amounts of rural Collier County and Miami-Dade County, stretching from Doral to Naples.

Carlos Trujillo was challenged in the Republican primary by Paul Crespo, who presented a serious challenge.

In October 2017, Carlos Trujillo was chosen by President Donald Trump to serve as US Ambassador to the Organization of American States.

Carlos Trujillo was confirmed by the Senate by a voice vote on March 22,2018, and resigned from the Florida House the following day.