Английская Википедия:Albert C. Zapanta
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Albert C. Zapanta (born March 8, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who is currently serving as CEO of the Dallas-based U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Zapanta was a highly decorated soldier from the Vietnam War and later became head of Public Affairs for Atlantic Richfield (ARCO).[1][2]
Biography
Early life
He received an Associate of Arts from East Los Angeles College, a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Psychology, a Master of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Zapanta also graduated from the Harvard Business School, the Inter-American Defense College at the National War College in Washington, D.C.[3][4]
Military career
Zapanta was a member of the Department of State's Advisory Committee on International Trade, Technology and Development, and later became the first U.S. senior officer to become Chief of Staff of the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the Western Sahara. Zapanta's military record includes the award of the Silver Star, five Bronze Stars for Valor, the Purple Heart and thirty other awards during the Vietnam War. He was also awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the Gulf War, Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, and Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti.[5]
Career
He started his career at Bethlehem Steel.[4] He also served as Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior for Management and Administration from 1976 to 1977.[4] From 1978 to 1993, he worked as a lobbyist for ARCO.[1]
Zapanta was also Founder, Chairman and CEO of PAZ Energy, LLC, which partnered with Chesapeake Energy to consult and advise Dallas Fort Worth International Airport authorities on the potential viability of extracting natural gas from below the airport grounds. The project was valued at $2 billion dollars and was projected to take up 18,800 acres of land below the airport.[6]
He serves as President and CEO of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and previously sat on the Board of Directors of Tyson Foods.
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 [1] Dallas Morning News: U.S.-Mexico chamber chief acts as high-level trade ambassador
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ [2] Hispanic Conservatism: It's rise - and fall
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ [3] Tyson Foods News Release (May 18, 2004)
- ↑ [4] Шаблон:Webarchive Al Zapanta for Irving City Council Biography
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