Lawrence Pezzullo

Lawrence Pezzullo
United States Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
August 10, 1977 – May 29, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byErnest V. Siracusa
Succeeded byLyle Franklin Lane
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
July 31, 1979 – August 18, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byMauricio Solaún
Succeeded byAnthony Cecil Eden Quainton
Personal details
BornLawrence Anthony Pezzullo
(1926-05-03)May 3, 1926
DiedJuly 26, 2017(2017-07-26) (aged 91)
SpouseJosephine DiMattia
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
OccupationDiplomat
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Lawrence Anthony Pezzullo (occasionally alternately spelled as Pezzulo) (May 3, 1926 – July 26, 2017) was an American diplomat and Foreign Service officer. He served as the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1979–1981) and to Uruguay (1977–1979). He was also the executive director of Catholic Relief Services from 1983 to 1992.