Roberto Azurdia

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Roberto René Azurdia Paiz
Born1926
EducationEscuela Médico Militar
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician, writer, ambassador
Sub-specialtiesSurgery

Roberto René Azurdia Paiz (born 1926) is a Guatemalan writer, diplomat and physician.

Career[edit]

Azurdia was appointed minister of public health[1] by the president of Guatemala, in 1961 and served in that function until he was nominated ambassador to Italy in 1963 during the presidencies of Enrique Peralta Azurdia and Julio César Méndez.[2]

Ambassador in Italy[edit]

While acting as Ambassador to Italy,[2] he served as representative from Guatemala to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Reunión del INCAP, entra en su fase más importante". La Nacion. December 7, 1962. p. 36. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Report of the Council of Fao".
  3. ^ Food and Agriculture Organization. "List of delegates and observers attentind the forty-eighth session of the council". United Nations. Retrieved January 25, 2010.