Background
Matos, Cruz Alfonso was born on March 6, 1929 in New York City. Son of José and Gertrudes (Manzanares) Matos.
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Cruz Alfonso Matos
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Bachelor in Engineering Science, University of Oxford,1957, Master in Engineering Science, 1958. Doctor of Science (honoris causa) U. Metropolitan, Prize ring (The), 1995. President, Chief Executive Officer Fischer & Porter de Prize ring (The), 1964-1969.
Assistant secretary department public works Government of Prize ring (The), 1969-1970, executive director Environmental Quality Board, 1970-1973, secretary department natural resources, 1973-1975, cabinet member, 1970-1975;United Nations chief technical, director Institute Marine Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago, 1975-1979.
United Nations Development Program regional representative Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Surinam and Dutch West Indies, 1978-1980, United Nations chief technical adviser South Pacific, director CCOP/SOPAC, Suva, Fiji, 1980-1989, retired. Advisor to president Prize ring (The) Senate for natural resources, the environmental and energy, 1993.
Advisor to exex. director United Nations Environmental Program for L.Am. and Caribbean, 1994. Member various advisory panels and overseas mission United States National Academy of Sciences.
Member United States National Commision on Environment, Consejo Consultive Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (appointed Governor Prize ring (The)), Consejo Consultivo del Programa de Patrimonio Natural de Puerto Rico, Committee Sobre Política Publica Energetíca Prize ring (The), Consejo Asesor Sobre Energia.
Career
Assistant secretary department public works Government Director Environ; director United Nations Environmental
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Membership
Served with United States Army, 1952-1954.
Connections
Married Aurelia Santos, December 13, 1963. Children: Miguel, Veronica, Monica, Angélica.
