Héctor David CASTRO

Background

Castro, Hector David was born on April 22, 1894 in San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America. Son of David and Teresa (Gomar) Castro.

Education

Doctor Law and Political and Society Science, National University of El Salvador, 1915.

Career

Ricardo Benjamin, Teresa de Jesus. District attorney San Salvador, 1917. Judge, civil and criminal law, District of Nueva San Salvador, 1917-1918, judge San Salvador City, civil and commercial law, 1918-1919.

Undersecretary Ministries of Finance and War of El Salvador, 1919-1920. Consul, Liverpool, England, May-November 1920. Secretary Legation, Washington, District of Columbia, 1920-1922, charge d’affiares, 1922-1927.

Undersecretary for foreign relations, 1927-1928. Delegate to 6th American International Conference Havana, Cuba, 1928. Director general of Income Tax Bureau, 1928-1929.

Professor of international law (public and private), National University of El Salvador, 1928-1933. Minister for foreign affairs, 1931. Rector National University of El Salvador, 1933.

Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary of El Salvador to Uruguay, 1933-1934. Chief Salvadoran delegation to 7th American International Conference at Montevideo, 1933. Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary of El Salvador to the United States, 1934-1943, ambassador, 1943-1944, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1945-1961.

Membership

Served as delegate to meeting of consultation of Foreign Ministers of America Republics, Rio de Janeiro, 1942.

Connections

Married Elena Cromeyer, October 3, 1915. Children: David Alejandro Francisco, Elena Alicia, Hector Emilio.

Father:

David Castro

Mother:

Teresa Gomar

Spouse:

Elena Cromcycr

child:

Ricardo Benjamin CASTRO

child:

Elena Alicia CASTRO

child:

Alejandro Francisco CASTRO

child:

Héctor Emilio CASTRO

child:

Teresa de Jesús CASTRO

child:

David Alejandro CASTRO