Luigi R. Einaudi
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Luigi R. Einaudi is an Italian-American U.S.
career diplomat. He assumed the post of Acting Secretary General
of the Organization of American States
(OAS) in October 2004 upon the resignation of Secretary General Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
.
Einaudi was born 1 Mar 1936 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
. Educated at Harvard University
, he attained a Bachelor of Arts
in 1957. He served in the US Army between 1957 and 1959. Following his military service, Einaudi was at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
. Between 1962 and 1974, he was a researcher at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica
, California
, attaining his PhD from Harvard in 1966.
Einaudi has taught at Harvard University
, Wesleyan University
, University of California, Los Angeles
and Georgetown University
, and lectured at other universities and other societies in the United States, Latin America and Europe. A published author, Einaudi written articles and monographs. He was the principal author of the book Beyond Cuba, Latin America Takes Charge of Its Future (1974).
From 1989 to 1993, Einaudi was the US Ambassador to the Organization of American States
. He was elected as Assistant Secretary General in June 2000 by a 27–7 vote of the member states at the 30th regular session of the OAS General Assembly, held in Windsor, Ontario
, Canada
. He assumed the post of Acting Secretary General
of the Organization of American States
(OAS) in October 2004 upon the resignation of Secretary General Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
.
Today Einaudi is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
and is on the board of educational and non-profit institutions in the United States and Italy.
Einaudi is married to Carol Ann Peacock, a lawyer specialising in intellectual property
. They have four children and four grandchildren.
United States
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career diplomat. He assumed the post of Acting Secretary General
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
According to the Charter of the Organization of American States:-Secretaries General of the OAS:-Assistant Secretaries General of the OAS:*William Manger *William Sanders...
of the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
(OAS) in October 2004 upon the resignation of Secretary General Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2002 and was briefly Secretary General of the Organization of American States in 2004, before stepping down and returning to his country to face...
.
Einaudi was born 1 Mar 1936 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. Educated at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, he attained a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1957. He served in the US Army between 1957 and 1959. Following his military service, Einaudi was at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , located in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential Memorial that was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by an act of Congress in 1968...
. Between 1962 and 1974, he was a researcher at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, attaining his PhD from Harvard in 1966.
Einaudi has taught at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
and Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, and lectured at other universities and other societies in the United States, Latin America and Europe. A published author, Einaudi written articles and monographs. He was the principal author of the book Beyond Cuba, Latin America Takes Charge of Its Future (1974).
From 1989 to 1993, Einaudi was the US Ambassador to the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
. He was elected as Assistant Secretary General in June 2000 by a 27–7 vote of the member states at the 30th regular session of the OAS General Assembly, held in Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He assumed the post of Acting Secretary General
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
According to the Charter of the Organization of American States:-Secretaries General of the OAS:-Assistant Secretaries General of the OAS:*William Manger *William Sanders...
of the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
(OAS) in October 2004 upon the resignation of Secretary General Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2002 and was briefly Secretary General of the Organization of American States in 2004, before stepping down and returning to his country to face...
.
Today Einaudi is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
and is on the board of educational and non-profit institutions in the United States and Italy.
Einaudi is married to Carol Ann Peacock, a lawyer specialising in intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
. They have four children and four grandchildren.