FRANCISCO AQUINO

Background

AQUINO, Francisco was born on September 12, 1919. Son of Francisco Aquino and Lucila Herrera.

Education

Escuela Superior de Agronomia, San Salvador, 1938-1941, Degree in Agronomy. Harvard University, 1945-1946, Master of Public Administration. Spoken languages: Spanish, English, Italian.

Career

Adviser to Minister of Economy, Guatemala 1946-1947. Director Economics Research Department, Ministry of Agriculture, San Salvador 1947-1948. Economist, Eeon. Commission, for Latin America (Economic Commission for Latin America) 1948-1956.

Chief, Cereals Section, Food and Agricultural Organization (Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)), Rome 1956-1959.

Director Economic Commission for Latin America-Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) Economics Division, Santiago de Chile 1959-1961. Minister of Agriculture, El Salvador April-June 1961.

President Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador, and concurrently, Governor for El Salvador, in Institute Monetary Fund (International Monetary Fund), in Institute Bank for Reconstruction and Development (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development—World Bank) and Affiliate in Central American Bank for Economics Integration, also. President Central American Monetary Council 1961-1966.

Technical Manager Inter American Development Bank, Washington, District of Columbia 1967-1968.

Executive Director United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) World Food Programme 1968-1976. Ambassador to United States of America 1980. Chairman Joint Board of Governors International Monetary Fund-International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1964.

Membership

National Planning Council and

Interests

• Agriculture, economics, public administrator. Wildlife, music.

Connections

Married Maria Dalila Negro in 1946.

Father:

Francisco Aquino

Mother:

Lucila Herrera

Spouse:

Maria Dalila Negro