Charles S. Shapiro
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Charles Samuel Shapiro (born May 30[citation needed] 1949)[1] is an American diplomat and a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela (2002 - 2004). He went on to become Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the State Department from 2007 to 2009, and now heads its free trade agreement task force. He is President of the Institute of the Americas.[2]
Some supporters of president Hugo Chávez accuse Shapiro of having supported the 2002 coup d'état, including a meeting with interim president Pedro Carmona Estanga one day after the coup.[3] Shapiro and other U.S. sources have denied this and claim that he urged Carmona to reinstitute the dissolved national assembly.[3] Shapiro has degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Georgia State University, and served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve.[4]
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Notes
- ^ "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Charles S. Shapiro". History.state.gov. 2004-08-21. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ Institute of the Americas, President's Biography
- ^ a b Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, 29 April 2002, American navy 'helped Venezuelan coup'
- ^ "Shapiro, Charles". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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