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n honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Ambassador Gaddi Vasquez spoke to around 150 students at the Liceo Linguistico Manzoni in Milan, telling them about his 30 years of public service and how proud his immigrant parents were of the contributions he had made to America, especially in his most recent roles as the Director of the Peace Corps and now as the Ambassador to the UN FAO in Rome.
U.S. Ambassador
to the UN FAO in Rome,
Gaddi H. Vasquez.
Speaking in English and in Spanish, he talked about his family's experiences and the role Hispanics occupy in America today. His mother and father, migrant farm workers with a 7th grade level education, always insisted on the importance of education and were very proud to see their son become the first member of the family to obtain a university degree.
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Background
Ambassador Gaddi H. Vasquez is the 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organizations, in Rome, Italy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 2006. Mr. Vasquez was sworn into office on September 7, 2006 by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Prior to that, he was the Director of the United States Peace Corps.
A native of Carrizo Springs, Texas, he is a Mexican American and was the first person of Hispanic ancestry to head the U.S. Peace Corps.
Ambassador Vasquez addresses students at the Liceo Linguistico Manzoni in Milan.
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