Edward C. Prado

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Edward C. Prado
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
May 15, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byNoah Mamet
Succeeded byMarc Stanley
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
May 5, 2003 – April 2, 2018
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRobert Manley Parker
Succeeded byAndrew Oldham
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office
March 30, 1984 – May 13, 2003
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byClyde Frederick Shannon Jr.
Succeeded byXavier Rodriguez
United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
In office
1981–1984
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJamie C. Boyd
Succeeded byHelen M. Eversberg
Personal details
Born (1947-06-07) June 7, 1947 (age 76)
Reserves

Edward Charles Prado (born June 7, 1947) is an American diplomat who is a former United States ambassador to Argentina from 2018 to 2021. He is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Background

Prado was born in

Associate of Arts degree from San Antonio College in 1967. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in May 1969 and received his Juris Doctor in 1972 from University of Texas School of Law.[2]

Prado served as an assistant district attorney in the Bexar County District Attorney's office. Thereafter, in 1976 he served in the Federal Public Defender's office in the Western District of Texas as an

United States attorney for the Western District of Texas. He continued to serve as the US attorney until he became a federal judge.[2]

Federal judicial service

President

C. Frederick Shannon, Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1984 and received his commission on the same day.[2] He remained on that court until he was elevated to the court of appeals on May 13, 2003.[2]

Prado was nominated on February 6, 2003 by President George W. Bush to fill a vacancy on the Fifth Circuit created by Judge Robert Manley Parker, who retired on November 1, 2002.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 1, 2003, just under three months after his nomination. Prado received his commission on May 5, 2003.[2] He retired from the Fifth Circuit on April 2, 2018, prior to taking office as U.S. ambassador to Argentina.[2]

Community involvement

Prado has been a leader in numerous

Chief Justice Rehnquist
to serve as the Chairman of the Criminal Justice Act Review Committee, from 1991 to 1993.

Prado also has been actively involved in community and charitable affairs as a member in community organizations such as: St. Mark's Catholic Church, the Witte Museum Community Advisory Committee, the Philosophical Society of Texas, the Rotary Club of San Antonio and Leadership San Antonio. Prado has reached out to children in the San Antonio community by conducting events in his courtroom as an introduction to the law.

He has received many honors and awards, including the following:

St. Thomas More Award, St. Mary's University School of Law
(2000); Outstanding Alumnus, San Antonio College (1989); LULAC State Award for Excellence (1981); Edgewood I.S.D. Hall of Fame (1981); Achievement Award, U.S. Attorney General (1980); Outstanding Young Lawyer of San Antonio (1980); and Outstanding Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas (1978).

United States ambassador to Argentina

On January 17, 2018, President

United States Ambassador to Argentina.[3] His nomination was sent to the Senate on January 19, 2018.[4] On March 7, 2018, Prado testified before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.[5][6][7]

On March 20, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee.[8] His nomination was confirmed by voice vote on March 22, 2018.[4]

On May 8, 2018, Prado arrived in Argentina,[9] and presented his credentials to the President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, allowing him to perform his duties as the 56th U.S. Ambassador to Argentina.[10] He left office on January 20, 2021.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Buenos Aires Times | US Ambassador Prado arrives in Argentina bringing message of cooperation, openness".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Edward C. Prado at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. National Archives
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  4. ^ a b "PN1501 - Nomination of Edward Charles Prado for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". congress.gov. March 22, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Prado Testimony" (PDF). foreign.senate.gov. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Staff, Bubble. "Trump's Pick for US Ambassador to Argentina Says He Will Offer Assistance With AMIA and Nisman Investigations - The Bubble - Argentina News". thebubble.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Staff, Bubble. "Noah Mamet 'Pleased' to See US Government Nominee Next Ambassador to Argentina - The Bubble - Argentina News". www.thebubble.com.
  8. ^ "Business Meeting - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations". www.foreign.senate.gov. March 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "US Ambassador Prado arrives in Argentina bringing message of cooperation, openness". www.batimes.com.
  10. ^ "Ambassador Prado submits credentials to President Macri - U.S. Embassy in Argentina". May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Jamie C. Boyd
 United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
1981–1984 		Succeeded by
Helen M. Eversberg
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
1984–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
2003–2018 		Succeeded by
Andy Oldham
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Argentina
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