25 Facts About Hugo Llorens

Hugo Llorens was born on September 7,1954 and is a retired American diplomat.

Hugo Llorens is a former US Special Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and United States Ambassador to Honduras.

Hugo Llorens then went on to receive a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Kent at Canterbury, England in 1980.

Hugo Llorens worked as an Assistant Treasurer at the Chase Manhattan Bank, International Division, New York City, before joining the United States Department of State in 1981.

Hugo Llorens served as deputy director of the Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, in which capacity he "contributed to the launch of the historic Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations in 1998".

From 1999 to 2002 Hugo Llorens served for three years as Principal Officer at the United States Consulate General in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Hugo Llorens was the senior US official in British Columbia during the January 1,2000 arrest of Millennium Bomber Ahmed Ressam in Washington state.

Hugo Llorens managed the successful official visits to Washington of President Toledo, President Sanchez de Lozada, President Uribe, and President Gutierrez.

In 2008, President George W Bush nominated Llorens to be US Ambassador to Honduras.

Hugo Llorens was confirmed by the US Senate in June 2008 and in August was sworn in by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Hugo Llorens presented his credentials as ambassador to the government President Manuel Zelaya Rosales on September 19,2008.

In describing the looming Honduran political crisis, Hugo Llorens publicly declared - in reference to President Manuel Zelaya's planned referendum on a proposed constitutional assembly - that:.

In Honduras, Hugo Llorens dealt with the first major international crisis faced by the incoming Obama administration.

Hugo Llorens worked with all political factions in seeking to resolve the political tensions caused by President Zelaya's attempt to hold a referendum to modify the Honduran constitution.

Hugo Llorens's role was harshly criticized by those who supported the military's removal of Zelaya.

At National, Hugo Llorens taught the art and science of "grand strategy" to the elite student body of senior military officers and civilian officials, and led an initiative to strengthen the leadership curriculum at the school.

In 2013, Hugo Llorens was assigned to Sydney, Australia, where he was the principal officer to this high profile diplomatic mission.

Hugo Llorens hosted visits by Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Kerry, and several dozen senior Congressional and military delegations.

Hugo Llorens was the key US civilian official in Afghanistan during the transition between the administrations of President Obama and Trump.

Hugo Llorens worked closely with US and NATO military counterparts, and senior Trump administration officials, including Secretary of State Tillerson, Secretary of Defense Mattis, and National Security Advisor McMaster in developing a new and more robust policy approach on Afghanistan and South Asia formally enunciated by President Trump on August 17,2017.

Hugo Llorens completed his mission in Kabul in late November 2017 and retired from the US Foreign Service on December 31,2017.

Hugo Llorens has earned numerous awards for distinguished performance, including eight Superior Honor and five Meritorious Honor Awards.

Hugo Llorens is a past recipient of the Cobb Award for excellence in the promotion of US business, was runner-up for the Saltzman Award for distinguished performance in advancing US international economic interests, and was nominated for the James Baker Award for superior performance by a deputy chief of mission.

Hugo Llorens is the CEO of an international consulting firm.

Hugo Llorens teaches, does public speaking, serves on advisory boards of private companies, and is writing the first of several books.