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Vilma Socorro Martínez is an American lawyer, civil rights activist and diplomat currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina. She is... the first woman to hold this position. Vilma Socorro Martínez was born to a Mexican American family in San Antonio, Texas, in 1943, and was raised in a climate of certain racial hostility. An honor student in high school, for example, she found herself steered away from academics by a counselor who tried to convince her that someone of her background would be better off attending a trade school than a major university. Martínez ignored that advice and instead enrolled in the University of Texas at Austin. While working her way through college in the biochemistry lab, Martínez met a professor who recognized her potential. In marked contrast to her high-school counselor, the professor insisted she pursue further education; after receiving her bachelor's degree, Martínez went on to Columbia Law School, and graduated in 1967. She then joined the Legal Defense and Educational Fund of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People . In her job, she defended a number of poor and minority clients.
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Joseph Wilson Prueher served as United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 1999 to 2001. He was succeeded as ambassador by... Clark T. Randt, Jr. Prior to his posting as ambassador, Prueher was a United States Navy Admiral and the Commander, United States Pacific Command from 1996 to 1999 and Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1995 to 1996. A native of Tennessee, Admiral Prueher is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University. He is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War where he flew as an A-6 pilot. He also served as the seventy-third Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. He delivered the "letter of the two sorries" which defused the Hainan Island incident in 2001.
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Alan L. Boeckmann serves as Chief Executive Officer of Fluor Daniel Construction Company. He joined Fluor Corp. in 1979 with previous service from... 1974 to 1977. Since joining Fluor in 1974 as an engineer, Mr. Boeckmann has held various management positions, including assignments in California, Texas, South Carolina, South Africa and Venezuela. He has been a Director of Fluor Corporation, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., National Petroleum Council and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
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