Education
He studied law at the University of Texas, received a Bachelor of Arts in Italian from Brigham Young University, and studied Russian at the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys.
He studied law at the University of Texas, received a Bachelor of Arts in Italian from Brigham Young University, and studied Russian at the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys.
He served as a United States. diplomat at the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv from 1994 to 1996 and the United States. Consulate General in Guadalajara, Mexico from 1991 to 1993. He also worked as the press attaché for the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, the National Director of Hispanic Outreach for the American Jewish Congress, and the Executive Director of the Western Region of the Zionist Organization of America. In addition, Paredes has taught Italian, Russian and Hebrew at Brigham Young University (Brigham Young University) and the Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Institute programs at the University of Texas and Santa Monica College.
He writes extensively on the subject including a regular column in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Los Angeles
And have counseled to separate disagreement over policy from personal attacks on the people supporting those policies. Paredes later added a disclaimer to the blog post, and apologized for the tone of his comments.
Top leaders of the church have indicated concern over the perception of church members primarily supporting a single party.