Lauredo received his Bachelor of Arts degree from
Columbia College, graduating in 1972. He attended the
University of Madrid, Spain for graduate studies and
Georgetown University Law Center. Lauredo had an extensive career in public service. He was Senior Vice President of the
Export-Import Bank of the United States, Commissioner of the
Florida Public Service Commission, City Councilman for the Village of
Key Biscayne, Florida, and as the President's Representative to the
Southern States Energy Board. He served as the executive director of the
1994 Summit of the Americas in Miami. Lauredo was appointed on December 22, 1999, for the post of ambassador. At the time of his appointment, he was the President of Greenberg Traurig Consulting Inc., an affiliate of the international law firm
Greenberg Traurig, where he specialized in international relations, energy, telecommunications, aviation, and banking issues. He is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors. == References ==