Background
Almaguer was born in Holguin, Cuba and grew up in Miami, Florida.
Diplomat United States ambassador to Honduras
Almaguer was born in Holguin, Cuba and grew up in Miami, Florida.
He gained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Florida (1967), and a Master of Science in Government Administration from the George Washington University (1974).
He has served in numerous positions with the Peace Corps, the United States. Agency for International Development (United States Agency for International Development), the United States. Department of State and the Organization of American States (Organization of American States). Almaguer served in the Peace Corps as a Volunteer in Orange Walk Town, Belize (1967–1969), as Associate Personal Computer Country Director in Belize (1974–1976), and as Personal Computer Country Director in Honduras (1976–1979). From 1979 to 1983, Almaguer served as Deputy Mission Director for United States Agency for International Development in Panama.
From 1983 to 1986, Almaguer worked for United States Agency for International Development in Washington, District of Columbia as Director of the Office of South American and Mexican Affairs.
From 1986 to 1990, he served as United States Agency for International Development Mission Director in Ecuador. From 1991 to 1993, Almaguer served as United States Agency for International Development Regional Mission Director for Eastern Europe, based in Washington.
From 1993 to 1996, he served as United States Agency for International Development Deputy Assistant Administrator for Human Resources and Director of Personnel in Washington. From 1996 to 1999, he served as United States Agency for International Development Mission Director in Bolivia.
Almaguer served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from August 1999 until September 2002.
Almaguer retired from the United States Foreign Service with the personal rank of Minister in November 2002. From 2003 to 2005, Almaguer served as a Senior Adviser to the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), United States Delegate to the 60th annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), and worked as an international consultant on economic and social development reforms. Almaguer was appointed as Secretary for Administration and Finance at the Organization of American States (Organization of American States) in February 2005.
He retired from that position in December 2010.