William Izarra | |
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Ambassador of Venezuela to North Korea | |
In office 27 May 2021 – 1 October 2021 | |
President | Nicolás Maduro |
Member of the Senate of Venezuela | |
In office 1998–1999 | |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania | |
In office 14 January 2005 – 15 November 2005 | |
President | Hugo Chávez |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Alcides Rondón Rivero |
Personal details | |
Born | William Ernesto Izarra Caldera 7 May 1947 Maracay, Venezuela |
Died | 1 October 2021 Caracas, Venezuela | (aged 74)
Political party | Fifth Republic Movement PSUV |
William Ernesto Izarra Caldera (7 May 1947 – 1 October 2021) was a Venezuelan diplomat, military official, and politician.[1]
He also worked as a professor for the Central University of Venezuela.[citation needed]
Following his military service, Izarra earned a master's degree in public policy planning from Harvard University and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez in 2010.[2] He was a member of the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200, the Fifth Republic Movement and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. He also organized the Alianza Revolucionaria de Oficiales Activos.[3] In 1989, he joined the Frente Patriótico Revolucionario.[4] He continued his revolutionary work for socialism throughout his life.[5]
Izarra served in the Senate of Venezuela from 1998 to 1999 and was appointed by Hugo Chávez to serve in the newly-created position Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania in 2005. In 2021, he served as Venezuela's ambassador to North Korea.[6]
William Izarra died from COVID-19 in Caracas on 1 October 2021, at age 74, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.
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