Warren W. Tichenor
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Warren W. Tichenor served as the nation's 17th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
and other International Organizations in Geneva, serving under President George W. Bush
, having been sworn in on 12 June 2006 after being confirmed by a unanimous vote of the United States Senate
on 26 May 2006.
During his tenure at the State Department, Ambassador Tichenor led the United States Mission Geneva in promoting and advancing United States Policy before the United Nations, member states of the United Nations and the International Organizations in Geneva.
Active in President Bush’s Presidential campaigns -- in the 2000 race -- Ambassador Tichenor served as Director of the Hispanic Campaign having served in a similar capacity in President Bush’s successful re-election campaign for Governor of Texas in 1998.
Prior to that, he was President of W.W. Tichenor & Co. Inc, a San Antonio based private investment firm. Ambassador Tichenor began his career working in various positions in his family’s media company, Tichenor Media System, Inc. The corporation was later known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, the nation’s largest owner-operator of Spanish-language stations. Hispanic Broadcasting merged in an all-stock transaction with Univision Communications
, the nation’s largest Spanish television company in late 2003. The combined company which owns the nation’s top Spanish television network, Spanish cable network, Spanish radio group, Spanish record company, and Spanish language Internet portal was sold to a private equity consortium in 2007.
Tichenor is presently the president of W. W. Tichenor & Co., Inc. He serves on the Board of Advisors of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University
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Ambassador Tichenor is a self-described optimist who believes the highest calling in life is to serve others. He has served on the boards, and in other capacities, of various charitable, political, business and civic organizations.
A native Texan -- born in Harlingen in 1960 -- Ambassador Tichenor graduated from the University of Southern California
with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. The Ambassador and his wife, Rhonda, reside in San Antonio, Texas. Their son, Warren II, attends university in California.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and other International Organizations in Geneva, serving under President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, having been sworn in on 12 June 2006 after being confirmed by a unanimous vote of the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on 26 May 2006.
During his tenure at the State Department, Ambassador Tichenor led the United States Mission Geneva in promoting and advancing United States Policy before the United Nations, member states of the United Nations and the International Organizations in Geneva.
Active in President Bush’s Presidential campaigns -- in the 2000 race -- Ambassador Tichenor served as Director of the Hispanic Campaign having served in a similar capacity in President Bush’s successful re-election campaign for Governor of Texas in 1998.
Prior to that, he was President of W.W. Tichenor & Co. Inc, a San Antonio based private investment firm. Ambassador Tichenor began his career working in various positions in his family’s media company, Tichenor Media System, Inc. The corporation was later known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, the nation’s largest owner-operator of Spanish-language stations. Hispanic Broadcasting merged in an all-stock transaction with Univision Communications
Univision Communications
Univision Communications is an American Spanish language media company in the United States. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Prior to 2007, the headquarters were in Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA.- History :...
, the nation’s largest Spanish television company in late 2003. The combined company which owns the nation’s top Spanish television network, Spanish cable network, Spanish radio group, Spanish record company, and Spanish language Internet portal was sold to a private equity consortium in 2007.
Tichenor is presently the president of W. W. Tichenor & Co., Inc. He serves on the Board of Advisors of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
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Ambassador Tichenor is a self-described optimist who believes the highest calling in life is to serve others. He has served on the boards, and in other capacities, of various charitable, political, business and civic organizations.
A native Texan -- born in Harlingen in 1960 -- Ambassador Tichenor graduated from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. The Ambassador and his wife, Rhonda, reside in San Antonio, Texas. Their son, Warren II, attends university in California.