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Izarra is the son of the retired Venezuelan Army colonel, William Izarra. Unlike his father, Andrés Izarra was not linked to politics from the beginning: in the beginning he worked as a journalist in different places. He worked in [[Germany]] and [[France]], and later worked in [[Mexico]] and the [[United States]] on the news networks [[NBC]] and [[CNN]]. In 1999, he returned to [[Venezuela]] where he served as production manager for the Venezuelan company [[RCTV]]. In April 2002 citing ethical conflicts with the news channel he resigned, which made him better known among government supporters. In 2003 he returned to work for the American company [[CNN]]. |
Izarra is the son of the retired Venezuelan Army colonel, William Izarra. Unlike his father, Andrés Izarra was not linked to politics from the beginning: in the beginning he worked as a journalist in different places. He worked in [[Germany]] and [[France]], and later worked in [[Mexico]] and the [[United States]] on the news networks [[NBC]] and [[CNN]]. In 1999, he returned to [[Venezuela]] where he served as production manager for the Venezuelan company [[RCTV]]. In April 2002 citing ethical conflicts with the news channel he resigned, which made him better known among government supporters. In 2003 he returned to work for the American company [[CNN]]. |
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In 2003, he was appointed press attaché of the [[List of diplomatic missions of Venezuela|Venezuelan embassy]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]. In 2004, he was appointed Minister of Communication and Information of Venezuela. |
In 2003, he was appointed press attaché of the [[List of diplomatic missions of Venezuela|Venezuelan embassy]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]. In 2004, he was appointed Minister of Communication and Information of Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perelm|first=Marc|last2=Ecember 10|last3=2004|title=Venezuelan Community on Edge After Police Raid Jewish School|url=https://forward.com/news/3943/venezuelan-community-on-edge-after-police-raid-jew/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=The Forward|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:00, 3 August 2021
Andrés Izarra (born 26 May, 1969 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan politician, journalist and former Minister of Tourism of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.[1] Previously, he held various positions in the media area and in Venezuelan politics, mainly during the government of President Hugo Chávez.
Early life
Izarra is the son of the retired Venezuelan Army colonel, William Izarra. Unlike his father, Andrés Izarra was not linked to politics from the beginning: in the beginning he worked as a journalist in different places. He worked in Germany and France, and later worked in Mexico and the United States on the news networks NBC and CNN. In 1999, he returned to Venezuela where he served as production manager for the Venezuelan company RCTV. In April 2002 citing ethical conflicts with the news channel he resigned, which made him better known among government supporters. In 2003 he returned to work for the American company CNN.
In 2003, he was appointed press attaché of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington. In 2004, he was appointed Minister of Communication and Information of Venezuela.[2]
References
- ^ "Seis chavistas que dejaron el socialismo para exiliarse en el capitalismo". PanAm Post (in Spanish). 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Perelm, Marc; Ecember 10; 2004. "Venezuelan Community on Edge After Police Raid Jewish School". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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