Early years Edward L. Romero was born on January 2, 1934 His mother was a precinct chairwoman in Southern Colorado for thirty-seven years and a delegate for Adlai Stevenson. Some of his ancestors were Spanish settlers from
Corral de Almaguer, a municipality of
Toledo,
Castilla La Mancha, and settled in
New Mexico in 1598. His grandfather was a
Fraternity brother of New Mexico.
Ambassador of Andorra and Spain On April 2, 1998, President
Bill Clinton announced he would like to nominate Edward L. Romero as the next U.S. ambassador of Spain, and on June 1, Clinton named him to also serve concurrently as Ambassador to Andorra. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 23. On June 28, Ambassador Romero arrived in Madrid, Spain and on June 30, he presented his credentials to King Juan Carlos. In 2001 he was replaced by
George Argyros as ambassador of Spain.
Hispanic Community Leader He founded the Hispanic Culture Foundation and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, and has served on the President's Hispanic Advisory Committee.. He was a founding member of the
Chamber of Commerce Albuquerque Hispano and the Board of the
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. He was a member of the Hispanic Cultural Foundation and the
National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico. In 1989, the Hispanic Chamber of the Commerce named him the National Hispanic Businessman of the Year.
Entrepreneur He is one of the founders of "Valor Telecommunications Southwest, LLC." He was the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Advanced Sciences, Inc., an international environmental engineering and waste management corporation. He continued as the president and director after the company merged with Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. == Recognitions ==