Gustavo Leite
Gustavo Leite | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Ambassador of Paraguay to the United States | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2025 | |
| President | Santiago Peña |
| Senator of Paraguay | |
| In office 30 June 2023 – 23 July 2025 | |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 15 August 2018 | |
| President | Horacio Cartes |
| Preceded by | Diego Zavala |
| Succeeded by | Liz Cramer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustavo Alfredo Leite Gusinky February 28, 1962 |
| Party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse | Paola Serrati |
| Occupation |
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Gustavo Alfredo Leite Gusinky (born 28 February 1962) is a Paraguayan businessman and politician, currently serving as Paraguay's ambassador to the U.S. since 2023.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Leite studied Business Administration at the University of California, Irvine (Major in Finance, Minor in Economics) and also at the Chapman University; he obtained a Master in International Marketing at the Scottish Marketing School, University of Strathclyde, in 1988.[4]
Leite served as Planning Minister during the presidency of Raúl Cubas Grau (1998–1999).[5]
On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Minister of Industry and Commerce of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.[6] During his stint as Minister of Industry and Commerce he was accused of requesting a $500,000 bribe from a meat processing plant businessman.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Peña propone al senador oficialista Gustavo Leite como embajador de Paraguay en EE.UU". Swissinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Gustavo Leite designado embajador de Paraguay ante Estados Unidos". Ñandutí. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "¿Burla hacia EE.UU.? Leite jura como embajador y Cartes fue su "testigo de honor"". ABC Color. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "CV of the ministers". HCPresidente.com. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. (in Spanish)
- ↑ "The men of Cartes". Vanguardia.com.py. 27 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) (in Spanish) - ↑ "Cartes' new ministers sworn in". Informador.com.mx. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (in Spanish)
- ↑ "A case of alleged bribery affects the Government". ABC Color. Retrieved 12 October 2024. (in Spanish)
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