Raymond Telles
Raymond L. Telles Jr. | |
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Telles in 1961 | |
| United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
| In office May 22, 1961 – February 19, 1967 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Whiting Willauer |
| Succeeded by | Clarence A. Boonstra |
| 32nd Mayor of El Paso | |
| In office 1957–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Tom E. Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Seitsinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1915 |
| Died | March 8, 2013 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | El Paso, Texas |
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Raymond L. Telles Jr. (September 5, 1915 – March 8, 2013) was an American politician and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1961 to 1967. Telles was also the 32nd Mayor of El Paso, Texas, becoming the first Mexican-American to hold either role, and the first American of Hispanic descent to hold the former.