Foreign Relations of the United States 1977–1980; Volume XV;
Central America, 1977–1980
Persons
- Aaron, David,
Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
- Aguero,
Ferdinand, Nicaraguan Leader of a faction of the
Conservative Party
- Aguilar Calderon, Carlos
Francisco, Costa Rican Foreign Ministry Chief of
Cabinet
- Aguirre,
Danilo, Editor at La Prensa
(Nicaragua)
- Albright,
Madeleine, Congressional Relations Officer, Press and
Congressional Liaison Office, National Security Council, from March 1978
until January 1981
- Alfaro Rodriguez, Jose
Miguel, Costa Rican 2nd Vice President
- Allen, Lew,
Jr., General, USAF; Director of the National Security
Agency from August 1973 until July 1977; Chief of Staff, United States Air
Force, from July 1, 1978, until June 30, 1982
- Alvarez,
Enrique, Revolutionary Democratic Front leader (El
Salvador)
- Alvarez,
Gustavo, Colonel; Member of the Honduran Superior
Defense Council
- Alvarez Montalban,
Emilio, Nicaraguan politician
- Alvarez Ruiz,
Donaldo, Guatemalan Minister of Government and
Interior
- Amador Khiel,
Cesar, Member of the Frente
Amplio
- Amin,
Hafizula, President of Afghanistan from September 16,
1979, until December 27, 1979
- Anderson,
David, Executive Secretariat staff member
- Anderson,
Kathy, Desk Officer for Honduras
- Andino, Mario
Antonio, Member of the Revolutionary Government
Junta of El Salvador
- Andrews, George
R., Staff member, U.S. Embassy Guatemala City
- Arana Osorio, Carlos
Manuel, President of Guatemala from 1970 until
1974
- Arbenz,
Jacobo, President of Guatemala from 1951 until
1954
- Arias, Celeo,
Member of the Liberal Party of Honduras
- Arias, Juan
Angel, Lieutenant Colonel; Honduran Secretary of State
for Government and Justice
- Arguedas,
Carlos, Costa Rican Vice Minister of Government, Public
Security Minister
- Arguello,
Montiel, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister
- Armacost,
Michael, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
International Security Affairs; East Asia and China Affairs, National
Security Council, from January 1977 until July 1978
- Astacio Lopez, Julio
Ernesto, Salvadoran Vice President
- Avalos Navarrete, Jose
Ramon, Member of the Salvadoran Revolutionary
Governing Junta from January 1980
- Azcona, Jose,
Honduran politician, Member of the Liberal Party’s Central Committee
- Azofeifa,
Willy, Official in Costa Rican Ministry of Public
Security
- Baker, Howard
Henry, Senator (R-Tennessee)
- Bayh, Birch,
Senator (D-Indiana), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence
- Baltorano, Emilio
Pallais, Nicaraguan businessman; President of a
human rights advocacy group
- Baltadano,
Danilo, Secretary to the Revolutionary Government of
Nicaragua Junta
- Barnebey, Malcom Richard
“Dick”, Director of the Office of Andean Affairs,
Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State; Consul
General-designate to Belize
- Bartch, Carl,
Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa
- Bartholomew,
Reginald, USSR and East Europe Affairs, National
Security Council, from November 1977 until April 1979; Assistant Secretary
of State for Politico-Military Affairs from July 1, 1979, until January 20,
1981
- Bass, Kenneth,
III, Council for Intelligence Policy, Department of
Justice
- Batista,
Fulgencio, President of Cuba from 1940 until 1944 and
from 1952 until 1959
- Batres, César,
Adviser to Honduran President Melgar
- Beckel, Robert
G., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Congressional Relations
- Bell, Griffin,
Attorney General from January 21, 1977, until July 19, 1979
- Bennett,
Douglas, Administrator, Office of the Administrator,
Agency for International Development
- Bennett, John,
Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Guatemala City
- Bergland,
Robert, Secretary of Agriculture
- Bermudez,
Roger, Government of Nicaragua Press Secretary
- Bertrand Galindo,
Francisco, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United
States from 1974 until 1977
- Betancourt,
Romulo, President of Venezuela from 1945 until 1948 and
from 1959 until 1964
- Benson, Lucy
Wilson Under Secretary of State for International
Security Affairs from March 28, 1977, until January 5, 1980
- Bittner,
Edward, Staff member, Department of Treasury
- Binns, Jack
Robert, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in San
José, from July 1979; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras from October 1980 until
October 1981
- Blacken, John
Dale, Executive Secretary, U.S. Mission to the United
Nations, from March 1980 until September 1978; Deputy Political Counselor in
October 1978; Country Director, Office of Central American Affairs, Bureau
of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State, from March 1980 until July
1981
- Blanco,
Bonilla, Colonel, Member of the Honduran Superior
Defense Council; Honduran Military Logistical Center
- Blatchford,
Joseph, Former Director of the Peace Corps; Committee on
the Caribbean
- Blessing,
Miguel, Colonel, Nicaraguan National Guard
- Bodan, Harry,
Nicaraguan Vice Foreign Minister
- Bodden,
Hubert, Colonel; Member of the Honduran Superior Defense
Council
- Bonner,
Raymond,
New York Times journalist
- Borge Martinez,
Tomas, FSLN National Directorate Member; Nicaraguan
Minister of Interior
- Borgonovo Pohl,
Mauricio, Foreign Minister of El Salvador until May
11, 1977
- Boster, Davis
E., U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala from October 13, 1976,
until January 17, 1979
- Bowdler, William
G., U.S. Ambassador to South Africa from May 14,
1975, until April 19, 1978; thereafter Assistant Secretary of State for
Intelligence and Research until December 17, 1979; Assistant Secretary of
State for Inter-American Affairs from January 4, 1980, until January 16,
1981; member of the International Commission for Friendly Cooperation and
Conciliation (Negotiating Group for Nicaragua)
- Bowie, Robert,
Deputy Director of the National Foreign Assessment Center, Central
Intelligence Agency
- Bray, Charles W.,
III, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs from 1976 until 1977
- Brement,
Marshall, USSR and East Europe Affairs, National
Security Council, from May 1979 until January 1981
- Brewster,
Kingman, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom from June
3, 1977
- Brown, George
S., General, USAF; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
from July 1, 1974, until June 20, 1978
- Brown, Harold,
Secretary of Defense
- Brown,
Richard, Latin America and Caribbean Affairs, National
Security Council, from December 1978 until May 1979; Deputy Director of the
Office of Central American Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
- Brzezinski,
Zbigniew, Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs
- Bucaro Garcia, Hugo
Tulio, Colonel; Guatemalan Finance Minister
- Bueso,
Guillermo, President of the Honduran Central Bank
- Bueso, Rosa,
Colonel; Officer’s School; Member of the Honduran Superior Defense
Council
- Burnham,
Forbes, Prime Minister of Guyana from 1966 until
1980
- Bushnell,
John, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs
- Bustamente y Rivero, Jose
Luis, Former President of Peru; Mediator for
Honduras-El Salvador border dispute
- Byrd, Robert
Carlyle, Senator (D-West Virginia)
- Calderon Berti,
Humberto, Venezuelan Minister of Energy and
Mines
- Calderon Fournier, Rafael
Angel, Costa Rican Foreign Minister
- Calero,
Adolpho, leader of the “Autentico” faction of the
Conservative Party; representative of Coca-Cola
- Callaghan,
James, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from April
5, 1976, until May 4, 1979
- Callejas Deshon,
Alfonso, PLN Leader and former Vice President of
Nicaragua
- Callejas Romero, Rafael
Leonardo, Honduran Minister of Planning and Natural
Resources; Honduran Deputy Foreign Minister
- Cancinos Barrios,
David, Major General, Guatemalan Army Chief of
Staff
- Carazo Odio,
Rodrigo, President of Costa Rica from 1978
- Carbaugh,
John, Adviser to Senator Jesse Helms
- Cardozo,
Hilarion, Venezuelan Organization of American States
Representative
- Carias,
Gonzalo, Deputy Director of the Honduran Central
Bank
- Carlucci, Frank
C., U.S. Ambassador to Portugal from January 24, 1975,
until February 5, 1978; Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from
February 10, 1978, until February 5, 1981
- Carpio, Salvador
Cayetano, Head of the Unified Revolutionary
Directorate from June 1980 (El Salvador)
- Carranza Rivera,
Nicolás, Colonel; Salvadoran Under Secretary of
Defense from October 1979
- Carrick,
R.J., United Kingdom Counselor
- Carrington,
Peter, British Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs from May 1979
- Carter, Hodding,
III, Department of State Spokesman
- Carter, James
“Chip,” Son of President Carter
- Carter, Jimmy,
President of the United States
- Casanova, Eduardo
Sandoval, Lt. Col., Salvadoran Ambassador to
Guatemala
- Casco, Mario
Ivan, Honduran Secretary of State for Communications,
Public Works, and Transport
- Case, Clifford
Philip, Senator (R-New Jersey)
- Castaneda y Castaneda, Oscar
Ruben, Colonel; Guatemalan Military Attaché
- Castañeda y Alvarez de la
Rosa, Jorge, Mexican Foreign Minister
- Castellanos,
Francisco, Colonel in Guatemalan Army, G–3
- Castillo Valdez, Rafael
Eduardo, Guatemalan Foreign Minister
- Castro Ruz,
Fidel, Premier of Cuba from February 16, 1959; First
Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from October 3, 1965; President of
the Council of State and Minister from December 3, 1976
- Cavazos,
Richard, Major General, Department of Defense
- Celeste, Richard
F., Director of the Peace Corps from April 27, 1979,
until January 20, 1981
- Cesar,
Alfredo, Executive Secretary of the Junta; Director of
the International Reconstruction Fund (Nicaragua)
- Chamorro Cardenal, Pedro
Joaquin, Director of the opposition newspaper La Prensa
- Chamorro,
Jaime, Co-owner and Editor of La
Prensa
- Chamorro Barrios,
Violeta, Member of Nicaraguan Provisional
Junta
- Chamorro,
Xavier, Director of the opposition newspaper La Prensa after the assassination of his brother
Pedro
- Chapin, Frederic
L., Consul General at the U.S. Embassy in Sao Paolo
from 1972 until 1978
- Chavez Mena,
Fidel, Lawyer, Salvadoran Christian Democratic Party
member, Salvadoran Foreign Minister
- Chavez,
Mendieta, Lt. Col., Nicaraguan National Guard
- Chavez,
Rogelio, Salvadoran Supreme Court President
- Cheek, James
“Jim”, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs
- Christopher,
Warren, Deputy Secretary of State from February 25,
1977, until January 16, 1981
- Church, Frank,
Senator (D-Idaho); Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations
- Civiletti, Benjamin
R., Attorney General from August 16, 1979, until
January 20, 1981
- Claramount,
Ernesto, Salvadoran General and Presidential
Candidate
- Claytor, W. Graham,
Jr., Secretary of the United States Navy from
February 14, 1977, until July 26, 1979; Acting Secretary of Transportation
in 1979; Deputy Secretary of Defense from August 24, 1979, until January 16,
1981
- Clift, Denis,
Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs
- Clough, Susan
S., Personal Assistant and Secretary to President
Carter
- Cohen,
Stephen, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Human
Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
- Colom Argueta,
Manuel, Leader of the Guatemalan United Front of the
Revolution party
- Consalvi, Simon
Alberto, Venezuelan Foreign Minister from July 1977
until March 1979
- Cortazzi,
Hugh, U.K. Deputy Minister of the Foreign Office
- Courtenay, Vernon
Harrison, Belizean Minister of State; Ambassador to
Caricom
- Coussin Bogran, Luis
A., Honduran Minister of Health
- Coy, Edward
W., Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America and
the Caribbean, Agency for International Development
- Cruz, Arturo
Jose, Nicaraguan Central Bank President
- Cuadra,
Isaias, Colonel, Nicaraguan National Guard
- Cummings,
Eldon, Colonel, USA; Commander of the U.S. Military
Group in El Salvador
- Cutler, Lloyd
N., Counsel to the President from 1980 until 1981
- Cutter,
Bowman, Executive Associate Director of Budget, Office
of Management and Budget
- D’Aubuisson,
Robert, Major; Salvadoran Vice Director of
Intelligence
- Dada Hirezi,
Hector, Foreign Minister of El Salvador; Member of
the Revolutionary Governing Junta until March 1980
- Deal, Tim,
International Economics Affairs, National Security Council, from January
1977 until April 1979 and from January 1980 until January 1981
- Debayle, Luis
Manuel, Uncle of Nicaraguan President Somoza, President of the Nicaraguan
National Power Company
- Denend, Leslie
G., Global Issues, National Security Council, from July
1977 until June 1979; Special Assistant to the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs from January 1980 until January 1981
- Denton, Hazel,
member, National Security Council Staff
- D’Escoto Brokman,
Miguel, Father and member of the Political Committee
of the Frente Amplio and the Group of Twelve; Foreign
Minister of the Nicaraguan Provisional Government of National
Reconstruction; Nicaraguan Foreign Minister
- Derian, Patricia
M., Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights
and Humanitarian Affairs from June 17, 1977, until January 19, 1981
- Deshon, Alfonso
Callejas, Former Vice President of Nicaragua
- Diaz, Julian
Lopez, Ranking Cuban Communist Party Intelligence
official
- Dion, Mark
Jerrold, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in San
Salvador, from February 1980 until February 1981
- Discua,
Adalberto, Honduran Minister of Labor and Social
Security
- Devine, Frank
James, U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador from October
1977 until February 1980
- Dodson,
Christine, Deputy Staff Secretary of the National
Security Council from January 1977 until May 1977; thereafter Staff
Secretary until January 1981
- Donovan,
Hedley, Senior Advisor to the President from 1980 until
1981
- Dreyfus,
Enrique, Nicaraguan Superior Council for Private
Enterprise President
- Dreyfuss,
John, Special Emissary and Team leader
- Duarte, Jose
Napoleon, President of the Revolutionary Governing
Junta of El Salvador from December 1980
- Duncan, Charles W.,
Jr., Deputy Secretary of Defense from January 31,
1977, until July 29, 1979; Secretary of Energy from August 24, 1979, until
January 20, 1981
- Echeverria, Jose
Rafael, Costa Rican Ambassador to the United
Nations
- Echeverria Brealey, Juan
Jose “Johnny”, Costa Rican Minister of
Government
- Ehrlich,
Thomas, Administrator-designate and Director of the
International Development Cooperation Agency,
- Einaudi, Luigi
R., Staff Director, NSC Interdepartmental Groups, Bureau
of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- Elio Espinar,
Luis, Costa Rican businessman
- Elvir Sierra,
Cesar, Honduran Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs
- Enders, Thomas
O., U.S. Ambassador to Canada from February 17, 1976,
until September 14, 1979; United States Representative to the European
Communities from November 6, 1979, until May 27, 1981
- Erb, Guy,
International Economics Affairs, National Security Council, from November
1977 until January 1980
- Escobar Bethancourt,
Romulo, Panamanian diplomat
- Estep, Hunter
L., Director of the Office of Research and Analysis for
American Republics, South America Division, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
- Evans, Rowland
“Rollie”, Journalist
- Facio Segreda, Gonzalo
J., Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affairs from
1970 until 1978
- Fallows, James
M., Speechwriter for President Carter
- Fascell, Dante
Bruco, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Florida)
- Feinberg,
Richard, Member of the Policy and Planning Staff,
Department of State
- Fernandez,
Armando, Nicaraguan National Guard Chief of Staff
- Fernandez Holman,
Ernesto, Manager of Banco de America
- Ferre,
Maurice, Mayor of Miami
- Fiallos, Mariano
Francisco, Nicaragua National University Rector;
Chief, North American Division, Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry
- Figueres Ferrer, Jose,
“Pepe,” 32nd, 34th, and 38th President of Costa
Rica,
- Flanegin, Robert
L., Director, Office of Narcotic Control, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- Fletcher, Edward
N., Colonel, Defense Attaché in Guatemala
- Flores,
Carlos, Liberal Party of Honduras
- Flores,
Ulises, Salvadoran right-wing politician
- Fraser, Donald
McKay, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Minnesota); Chair of the Subcommittee on International
Organizations
- Fulbright, James
William, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Arkansas) from 1943 until 1945; Senator (D-Arkansas) from 1945 until
1974
- Gamero,
Manuel, Editor of the Honduran newspaper El Tiempo
- Garcia Merino, Jose
Guillermo, Colonel; Salvadoran Minister of Defense
and Public Security from October 1979
- Garcia Bedoya,
Carlos, Peruvian Ambassador from 1976 until 1979;
Foreign Minister of Peru in 1979
- Gates, Robert
M., Special Assistant to the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs from April 1979 until December 1979
- Gelb, Leslie
H., Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military
Affairs from February 23, 1977, until June 30, 1979
- Genie, Samuel,
General; Nicaraguan Chief of Intelligence in 1977; Minister of Finance from
1977 until 1979
- Gerardi, Juan,
Bishop of Quiche Diocese, Guatemala
- Gilligan, John
J., Administrator of the Agency for International
Development from March 30, 1977, until March 31, 1979
- Giron Lemus,
Roberto, Guatemalan Secretary of Public
Relations
- Goldberg, Arthur
J., U.S. Ambassador at Large and U.S. Representative
to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Chairman of the
U.S. Delegation from September 23, 1977, until July 27, 1978
- Goldwater,
Barry, Senator (R-Arizona); Vice Chairman of the Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence
- Gomez Vides,
Alejandro, Salvadoran Sub-Secretary of Foreign
Affairs
- Gonzalez, Raymond
Emmanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador from July 31,
1978
- Gonzalez Revilla,
Nicolas, Panamanian Minister of Foreign Relations,
Democratic Revolutionary Party Secretary General
- Gonzalez, Rodrigo
“Rory”, Colonel, Panamanian Deputy Commander of
National Guard
- Graham, Richard
“Dick”, Alternate Director of the Office of Central
American Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State,
from December 1976; International Relations Officer from September 1979;
Director of the Office of Human Rights from June 1980
- Gregg, Donald,
Intelligence Coordinator, National Security Council, from May 1979 until
January 1981; East Asia and China Affairs, National Security Council, from
January 1980 until January 1981
- Grove, Brandon
H., Acting Inspector General of the Department of State
and the Foreign Service from May 1978 until July 1978; Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
- Guerra y Guerra,
Rene, Salvadoran Lieutenant Colonel
- Guerra, Carlos
Enrique, Costa Rican owner of an air transport
company
- Guerrero,
Orlando, Brigadier General, Nicaraguan National
Guard
- Gutierrez, Jaime
Abdul, Colonel; Vice President of the Revolutionary
Governing Junta of El Salvador; Commander of the Armed Forces
- Gutierrez,
Julio, General, Nicaraguan Ambassador to Japan
- Guzman,
Antonio, President of the Dominican Republic
- Guzman, Ralph,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs from October
1978
- Habib, Philip
C., Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from
July 1, 1976, until April 1, 1978; Secretary of State ad interim from
January 20, 1977, until January 23, 1977
- Hall, George
E., U.K. Assistant Under Secretary of State
- Hammer,
Michael, American Institute for Free Labor Development
official
- Harding, Bill,
Latin America Director, U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Harrison, Lawrence
E., Agency for International Development Mission
Director in Nicaragua from September 1979
- Hassan Morales,
Moises, Member of Nicaraguan Provisional
Junta
- Healey,
Timothy, President of Georgetown University
- Heaton,
Edward, Defense Intelligence Agency Analyst
- Heavner, Theodore
“Ted”, Director, Office of Operations and Policy,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State, from August
1977
- Helms, Jesse,
Senator (R-North Carolina)
- Hemenway, Brewster
R., Director, Office of Central American Affairs,
Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State, from January 1979
until July 1980
- Hennessey,
James, U.K. Governor of Belize
- Henze, Paul,
Intelligence Coordinator, National Security Council, from January 1977 until
December 1980
- Hernandez Sanchez,
Plutarco, Sandinista National Liberation Front
leader
- Herrera, Diaz,
Lt. Colonel, Panamanian Executive Secretary of the National Guard, Torrijos’
cousin
- Herrera Campins,
Luis, President of Venezuela
- Hervas,
Anthony, Interpreter, Department of State
- Hollings, Ernest
Frederick, Senator (D-South Carolina)
- Holman,
Carlos, Director of La
Prensa
- Howard, Richard
B., Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in San
Salvador, from February 1979 until February 1980
- Huntington, Samuel
P., National Security Planning, National Security
Council, from February 1977 until August 1978
- Hutcheson, Richard “Rick”,
III, White House Staff Secretary
- Huyser, Robert
E., General, USAF; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S.
European Command, from September 1, 1975 until 1979
- Inderfurth, Karl “Rick”,
F., Special Assistant to the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs from January 1977 until April
1979
- Iraheta, Jose
Eduardo, Colonel, Salvadoran Sub-Secretary of
Defense
- Irving,
Frederick, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from April 28, 1976,
until March 26, 1977; Ambassador to Jamaica
- Jamieson, Don,
Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs from September 14, 1976,
until June 3, 1979
- Jaramillo, Mari
Luci, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras from 1977 until
1980; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs
- Jayne, Randy,
Defense Coordinator, National Security Council, from January 1977 until May
1977; Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
- Jimenez Castro, Francisco
Salomon, President of the Honduran Supreme
Court
- Jimenez Reyes, Ramon
Emilio, Vice Admiral, Dominican Republic Foreign
Minister; Chairman of the Commission for Friendly Cooperation and
Conciliation (Negotiating Group for Nicaragua)
- Jerez, Alvaro,
Nicaraguan Democratic Movement official; member of Frente
Amplio representing Robelo
- Johnson, Donald
Crandall, International Relations Officer, National
Security Council, from August 1976
- Johnson, James
H., Brigadier General, USA; Deputy Director, Current
Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Jones, David
C., General, USAF; Chief of Staff, United States Air
Force from July 1, 1974, until June 20, 1978; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff, from June 21, 1978, until June 18, 1982
- Jordan,
Hamilton, Assistant to the President from 1977 until
1979; thereafter White House Chief of Staff until May 1980
- Jorden, William
J., U.S. Ambassador to Panama from April 17, 1974, until
August 25, 1978
- Kennedy,
Edward, Senator (D-Massachusetts)
- Kimmitt,
Robert, Legal Counsel, National Security Council, from
August 1978 until January 1981
- Knoche, Enno
Henry, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from July
7, 1976, until August 1, 1977
- Koch, Edward Irving
“Ed”, member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-New
York); Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign
Operations
- Komer, Robert
W., Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from October
24, 1979, until January 20, 1981
- Kramer, Frank,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs; Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs
- Kreisberg, Paul
H., Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Staff,
Department of State, from April 1977
- Kreps,
Juanita, Secretary of Commerce from January 23, 1977,
until October 31, 1979
- Kux, Dennis,
Counselor of Political Affairs in Ankara from August 1978; Foreign Affairs
Coordinating Officer from July 1980; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State from
October 1980
- Lacayo Debayle,
Rene, Nicaraguan businessman and first cousin of
Somoza; Nicaraguan Ambassador to
the United States
- Lake, W.
Anthony, Director of Policy Planning Staff, Department
of State, from January 21, 1977, until January 20, 1981
- Lamport-Rodil,
Jorge, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United States in
1978
- Landau, George
W., U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay from October 13, 1972,
until October 14, 1977; U.S. Ambassador to Chile from October 15,
1977
- Lanusse, Alejandro
A., General; President of Argentina from 1971 until
1973
- Larga Espada Baez,
Fulcencio, Lt. Col., Chief of Staff of the
Nicaraguan National Guard
- Larios,
Bernardo, Lt. Col., FSLN Air Force Commander,
ex-Nicaraguan National Guard officer
- Laugerud García, Kjell
Eugenio, President of Guatemala until July
1978
- Laugerud, Helen
Losi, Wife of Guatemalan President Laugerud
- Lazarus,
Roberto, U.S. Ambassador of Honduras from 1977 until
1978
- Lefko, Len
L., staff member, International Communication
Agency
- Lemus, Giron,
Guatemalan Secretary of Public Relations
- Lewis,
Gabriel, former Panamanian Ambassador to the United
States
- Lievano Aguirre,
Indalecio, Columbian Minister of Foreign Affairs
from 1974 until 1978
- Lindo, Dean,
Belizean politician (United Democratic Party of Belize)
- Linowitz, Sol
Myron, President’s Personal Representative on Panama
Canal Treaties
- Lleras Camargo,
Alberto, President of Colombia from 1958 until
1962
- Long,
Clarence, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Maryland); Chairman of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee
- Lopez Contreras,
Carlos, Honduran Vice Foreign Minister
- Lopez Portillo,
Jose, President of Mexico from December 1976 until
November 1982
- Lozano, Ignacio
E., U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador from August 31, 1976,
until June 1, 1977
- Lubensky, Earl
Henry, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in San
Salvador, from July 1976 until March 1977
- Lucas Garcia, Fernando
Romeo, Major General, President of Guatemala from
July 1978 until March 1982
- Lucey, Patrick
Joseph, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 1977 until
1979
- Luers, William
Henry, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs; U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela from October 9,
1978
- Lugar, Richard
Green, Senator (R-Indiana)
- Macdonald, Donald
G., Assistant Administrator for Program Management,
Agency for International Development, from June 1977
- Mack, James,
International Relations Officer, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State, from September 1979
- Majano Ramos, Adolfo
Arnoldo, Colonel; Member of the Salvadoran ruling
Junta from October 15, 1979
- Maldonado,
Abundio, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United States in
1977
- Manley,
Michael, Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2, 1972,
until November 1, 1980; Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 until
1977
- Mansfield, Michael
Joseph, U.S. Ambassador to Japan from May
1977
- Marin, Munoz,
Colonel, Costa Rican Civil Guard Chief
- Marks, Lee,
Principal Deputy Legal Advisor, Department of State, from October
1977
- Martinez,
Nelson, Propaganda/Press/Radio section of the Tercerio
Faction Sandinista National Liberation Front
- Martinez,
Praxedes, Director of Honduran Central Bank
- Martinez Zepeda, Alvaro
Ernesto, Salvadoran Minister of Foreign Relations
from July 1977
- Matheny John,
Office of the Vice President
- Matthews, Wade Hampton
Bynum, Director of the Office of Central American
Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State, from May
1977 until August 1979; Principal Officer in Guayaquil from July 1980
- Mayorga Quiroz,
Roman, Rector of the Salvadoran Jose Simeon Canas
Central American University; Member of the Revolutionary Governing Junta of
El Salvador;
- McAfee,
William, Deputy Director for Intelligence and Research
Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State, from
August 1973; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence
Coordination from March 1980; Director of the Office of Intelligence Liaison
from October 1980
- McAuliffe, Dennis
P., General, USA; Commander in Chief, Southern
Command, from July 1975 until 1979
- McCall, Richard Lee,
Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for International
Organization Affairs from June 10, 1980, until January 21, 1981
- McEntee, Peter
Donovan, Governor of Belize
- McGee, Gale
W., United States Permanent Representative to the
Organization of American States from March 30, 1977, until May 27,
1981
- McGiffert, David
E., Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Affairs from April 4, 1977 until January 20, 1981
- McIntyre, James
T., Deputy Director of the Office of Management and the
Budget in 1977; Director from March 24, 1978, until January 20, 1981
- McMahon, John,
Deputy Director for Operations, Central Intelligence Agency
- McNeil, Francis “Frank”
J., U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1980
- Medrano, Luis,
Nicaraguan Secretary General of the AIFLD-Affiliated Confederation of Labor
Unification
- Mein, John
Gordon, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala from 1965 until
1968.
- Mejia,
Federico, Colonel, Commander of the Nicaraguan National
Guard after Somoza’s
departure
- Melendez, Carlos
Eduardo, Colonel, Salvadoran Chief of Armed Forces
General Staff
- Melgar Castro, Juan
Alberto, Brigadier General; President of Honduras
until August 1978
- Mendieta Herdocia,
Constantino Alberto, Lieutenant Colonel, Nicaraguan
National Guard
- Mendosa, Valentín de
Jesús, Honduran Secretary of State for Finance and
Public Credit
- Mendoza Palomo, Luis
Rene, Brigadier General, Chief of Staff of the
Guatemalan Army
- Menges,
Constantine, Consultant to the National Security
Council
- Meyer, Edward
C., General, USA; Chief of Staff, United States Army,
from June 22, 1979, until June 21, 1983
- Midence Soto,
Ricardo, Honduran Ambassador to the United
States
- Middleton,
Jim, White House Staff
- Mikulski,
Barbara, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Maryland); member of Congressional Delegation to Honduras
- Miller, G.
William, Chairman of the Federal Reserve from March 1978
until August 1979; thereafter Secretary of the Treasury until January 20,
1981
- Millington,
Joe, U.K. First Secretary, British Embassy
- Mohr, Alberto
Fuentes, Leader of the Guatemalan Social Democratic
Party.
- Mojica, Inocente
Otto, Colonel, Nicaraguan National Guard
- Molina-Orantes,
Adolfo, Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs from
1974 until 1978
- Molina, Roque,
Salvadoran Colonel
- Molina, Arturo
Armando, President of El Salvador from 1972 until
1977
- Moncada Lau,
Nestor, Deputy Chief of Security Services,
Nicaraguan Government of National Reconstruction
- Mondale, Walter
F., Vice President of the United States
- Montalvan Batres,
Hector, Colonel, Guatemalan Army and adviser to
Lucas
- Montealegre,
Eduardo, Nicaraguan banker
- Montealegre,
Enrique, Costa Rican Minister of Public
Security
- Montenegro,
Orlando, National District Minister and delegate to the
Frente Amplio-Liberal Party of Nicaragua talks
under Negotiating Group auspices
- Monterroso, Felipe
Doroteo, General; Guatemalan Ambassador from 1979
until 1981
- Mora, Antonio,
Nicaraguan Minister of Government
- Morales Bermudez,
Francisco, President of Peru from 1975 until
1980
- Morales Erlich, Jose
Antonio, Secretary General of the Salvadoran
Christian Democrats; Member of the Revolutionary Governing Junta; Director
of Agrarian Reform
- Moran,
Francisco, Salvadoran Treasury Police Commander
- Moreno,
Alberto, Lieutenant Colonel in Nicaraguan National
Guard
- Morris, Diana,
Office of Research and Analysis for American Republics, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- Moss, Ambler
Holmes, U.S. Ambassador to Panama from 1978
- Murphy, John,
member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-New York); Chairman of the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Muskie, Edmund
S., Senator (D-Maine) from January 3, 1959, until May 7,
1980; Chairman of the Budget Committee from 1973 until 1980; Secretary of
State from May 8, 1980, until January 20, 1981
- Nalle, Beauveau
B., Principal Officer, U.S. Consulate in Belize, from
April 1978 until January 1981
- Newlin, Michael
H., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political
and Multilateral Affairs from January 1980; Acting Assistant Secretary of
State for International Organization Affairs from April 1980
- Newsom, David
D., U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia from February 27, 1974,
until October 6, 1977; Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from
April 19, 1978, until February 27, 1981
- Niehaus,
Bernd, Costa Rican Vice Foreign Minister
- Nooter, Robert
Harry, Acting Deputy Administrator, Agency for
International Development, from March 1977; Deputy Administrator from July
1977
- Nutting,
Wallace, Lieutenant General, USA; Chief of Southern
Command
- Obando y Bravo,
Miguel, Archbishop of Nicaragua
- Obiols, Alfredo
Gomez, Acting Guatemalan Minister of Foreign
Affairs; member of the OAS Commission for Friendly Cooperation and
Conciliation (Negotiating Group for Nicaragua)
- Odom, William
E., Lieutenant General, USA; Military Assistant to the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from 1977 until
January 1981
- O’Donnell, Thomas
J., Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in
Managua, from July 1977 until October 1979
- Oduber,
Daniel, President of Costa Rica from 1974 until
1978
- O’Malley, Edward
J., Assistant Director, Intelligence Division,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Oqueli,
Hector, Under Secretary of Foreign Relations of El
Salvador
- Orantes, Cesar
A., Economic Counselor, Guatemalan Embassy
- Orellana Solis,
Octavio, Salvadoran Minister of Agriculture
- Orfila,
Alejandro, Secretary-General of the Organization of
American States from May 18, 1975, until March 31, 1984
- Ortega Saavedra,
Daniel, Revolutionary Government of Nicaragua
National Directorate Member; Member of Nicaraguan Provisional Junta; Member
of Nicaraguan Government of National Reconstruction
- Ortega Saavedra,
Humberto, Revolutionary Government of Nicaragua
National Directorate member
- Ortiz, Francis “Frank”
Vincent, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and Grenada
from July 1977; U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala from June 1979
- Owen, Henry
David, Special Representative for Economic Summits,
National Security Council, from 1977 until January 1981; Ambassador at Large
and Coordinator for Economic Summit Affairs from October 20, 1978, until
January 21, 1981
- Oxman,
Stephen, Special Assistant, Office of the Deputy
Secretary of State
- Padilla,
Pedro, Dominican Republic Sub-Secretary; Assistant to
Jimenez on the NG
- Padilla,
Granera, Nicaraguan Senator, assassinated by Sandinista
National Liberation Front in 1978
- Padron, Jose
Luis, Cuban official
- Pallais Debayle,
Luis, Cousin of Nicaraguan President Somoza; Director of Novedades and Liberal Party Spokesperson
- Palma Galvez,
Roberto, Colonel, Honduran Minister of Foreign
Relations
- Pastor,
Robert, Latin America and Caribbean Affairs, National
Security Council, from 1977 until January 1981
- Pastora Gomez,
Eden, Tercerio Faction Sandinista National
Liberation Front Commander, “Commandante Zero”
- Patterson, Percival
J., Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign
Trade, and Tourism until 1980; Deputy Prime Minister in 1980
- Paz Garcia,
Policarpo, Brigadier General; Honduran Armed Forces
Commander in Chief; Honduran President from August 1978
- Pearlman,
Mark, American Institute for Free Labor Development
official
- Pellas,
Alfredo, Nicaraguan businessman
- Peralta Mendez,
Ricardo, General; Guatemalan Christian Democratic
Presidential Candidate
- Perez, Carlos
Andres, President of Venezuela until March
1979
- Perez Cadalso,
Eliseo, Honduran Foreign Minister from July 1979
until August 15, 1980.
- Perez Jimenez,
Marcos, President of Venezuela from 1952 until
1958
- Perry, Jack,
Deputy Executive Secretary of the Department of State from August 1978; U.S.
Ambassador to Bulgaria from October 1979
- Pezzullo,
Lawrence, U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay from 1977 until
1979; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua from 1979
- Pfeifle,
Linda, Office of Security Assistance and Sales, Bureau
of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- Pinochet Ugarte,
Augusto, General; Chairman of the Chilean Military
Junta from September 11, 1973, until 1981
- Plaza Lasso,
Galo, Ecuadorian President of the Supreme Electoral
Tribunal; President of Ecuador from 1948 until 1952; Organization of
American States Secretary General from 1968 until 1975
- Poats,
Rutherford, International Economics Affairs, National
Security Council, from September 1978 until January 1981
- Ponce de Leon,
Rodolfo, Argentine national
- Poveda Burbano,
Alfredo, Vice Admiral, Ecuadorian President of the
Supreme Council of Government
- Prendes, Ray,
Salvadoran Christian Democratic Party Secretary General
- Price, George
Cadle, Belizean Premier and Minister of
Finance
- Pustay, John,
Lieutenant General, USAF; Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Quintana,
Julio, Foreign Minister of Nicaragua and delegate to Frente Amplio-Liberal Party of Nicaragua talks under
Negotiating Group auspices
- Quinonez Mesa,
Roberto, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United States
in 1978
- Ramos, Pedro,
U.S. citizen indicted for the murder of P.J. Chamorro
- Reagan,
Ronald, U.S. President-elect
- Reboso,
Manuel, Vice Mayor of Miami
- Reinhardt, John
E., Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from
April 22, 1975, until March, 22, 1977; Director of the Information
Agency—renamed International Communications Agency on April 1, 1978—from
March 23, 1977, until August 29, 1980
- Rener, Pablo,
President of the Nicaraguan Senate until July 1979
- Renfrew,
Charles, Deputy Attorney General
- Resor,
Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
- Revilla,
Gonzalez, Panamanian Foreign Minister
- Reyes, Ismael,
Nicaraguan Red Cross President
- Reyes, Jose
Eduardo, Salvadoran Minister of Planning
- Reina Idiaquez, Jorge
Arturo, Dean of the National Autonomous University
of Honduras until 1979
- Ridley,
Nicholas, Minister of State at the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office
- Rivas Gasteazoro,
Noel, Legal Advisor to the Frente
Amplio Political Committee; Nicaraguan Minister of Industry and
Commerce
- Rivas, Rafael
Cordova, Nicaraguan Union of Democratic Liberation
and Frente Amplio leader
- Rivera Lopez,
Mario, National Party of Honduras
- Rixse, Jay,
member, National Security Council Staff
- Robelo Callejas,
Alfonso, Nicaraguan businessman and founder of the
Nicaraguan Democratic Movement; Member of Nicaraguan Provisional
Junta
- Robertson,
W.D., Rear Admiral, Vice Director for Operations,
Defense Intelligence Agency
- Rodriguez Porth, Jose
Antonio, Salvadoran Foreign Minister
- Roel Garcia,
Santiago, Mexican Foreign Minister
- Rogers, William
“Bill”, former Under Secretary and Co-Leader of the
Special Presidential Mission to El Salvador
- Rojas Paredas, Armando
Leonidas, General; Salvadoran Minister of
Interior
- Roldos, Jaime,
President of Ecuador
- Romero Mena, Carlos
Humberto, Salvadoran General and President from July
1977
- Romero, Oscar
Arnulfo, Roman Catholic Archbishop of El
Salvador
- Rondon,
Fernando, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in
Tegucigalpa, from July 1978 until September 1980
- Rosenberg,
Robert, Intelligence Coordinator, National Security
Council, from January 1977 until March 1980
- Rowlands,
Edward, U.K. Minister of State at the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office; Deputy Foreign Minister
- Royo,
Aristides, President of Panama
- Rusk, Dean,
Former Secretary of State
- Sacasa,
Ramiro, Nicaraguan Constitutionalist Liberal Movement
member
- Salamin,
Marcel, Torrijos’s Political Adviser
- Salazar Brenes,
Alvaro, Salvadoran former Air Force Major
- Sanchez,
Heberto, General; Nicaraguan Minister of Defense
- Sancho Sanchez,
Luis, Member of the Frente
Amplio and National Socialist Party
- Sanders,
Edward, Deputy Associate Director for International
Affairs/Assistant Director for National Security and International Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
- Sandino, Rene,
Party of National Conciliation leader
- Sapia-Bosch,
Al, National Foreign Assessment Center, Central
Intelligence Agency
- Sarbanes, Paul
Spiros, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Maryland)
- Schneider,
Mark, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human
Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from April 1977
- Schuller,
Gordon, Admiral; Director, Inter-American Region
Department of Defense
- Schweitzer, Robert
L. Major General, USA; Director of Strategy Plans
and Policy, U.S. Army
- Sevilla Sacasa,
Guillermo, Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United
States from 1977 until 1979
- Shelton, Sally
Angela, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs from August 1977 until April 1979
- Shelton, Turner
Blair, U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua from 1970 until
1975
- Shoman, Assad,
Belizean Attorney General
- Shuler, Robert
Lee, Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs in
Guatemala
- Silva,
Rodolfo, Costa Rican Ambassador from 1977 until
1978
- Sinn, Melvin,
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Guatemala City from August 1980 until
September 1981
- Skinner-Klee,
Jorge, Former Guatemalan Foreign Minister
- Smart,
William, Operations Coordinator, U.S. Embassy in San
Salvador
- Smith, Carl
R., Brigadier General, USAF; Military Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense
- Smith, Norman
Shaw, Deputy Director of the Office of Policy Planning
for Public and Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State, from July 1977; International Relations Officer from
October 1979 until February 1980
- Smith, William
Y., Lieutenant General, USAF; Assistant to the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Soluan,
Mauricio, U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua from September
1977 until February 1979
- Solomon,
Anthony, Under Secretary of the Treasury
- Somoza Debayle,
Anastasio, President of Nicaragua until July
1979
- Somoza, Jose
R., Inspector General, Nicaraguan National Guard;
President Somoza’s brother
- Somoza Portocarrero,
Anastasio “Tachito”, Commander, Infantry Basic
Training School, Nicaraguan National Guard; Son of Nicaraguan
President
- Somoza Portocarrero,
Hope, President of the Nicaraguan National Institute
of Social Security; Wife of Nicaraguan President Somoza
- Spadafora,
Hugo, Former Panamanian Minister of Health
- Spiers, Ronald
I., Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in London,
from 1974 until 1977; Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and
Research from January 28, 1980, until October 4, 1981
- Spreti, Carl
von, Federal Republic of Germany Ambassador to
Guatemala
- Squire,
William, U.K. First Secretary, British Embassy;
Counselor
- Starrs, Francis
R., Alternate Representative to the Organization of
American States from August 1978
- Stedman, William Perry
Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs from June 1977
- Stockman, Charles James
Jr., Deputy Mission Director, U.S. Embassy in La
Paz, Agency for International Development, from September 1977; Regional
Development Officer from July 1978
- Stoddard,
Philip, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Current
Analysis, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, from July 1980
- Stroessner,
Alfredo, President of Paraguay
- Studds, Gerry
Eastman, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Massachusetts); Member of Congressional Delegation to Honduras
- Suazo Cordoba,
Roberto, Liberal Party of Honduras leader
- Swett, Ted,
Colonel, USA; Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Defense Board; U.S.
Military Group Commander in Nicaragua
- Tablada Solis,
Alcedo, delegate to Frente
Amplio-Liberal Party of Nicaragua talks under Negotiating Group
auspices; Nicaraguan Ambassador-designate
- Taraki, Nur
Muhammad, Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1978
until 1979
- Tarnoff,
Peter, Executive Secretary of the Department of State
from April 1977 until February 1981
- Tefel Velez, Reynaldo
Antonio, Nicaraguan member of the Frente Amplio Political Committee; Nicaraguan Director of Social
Security Institute
- Tighe, Eugene,
Lieutenant General, USAF; Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
- Tirado Lopez, Manuel
Victor, Member of the Sandinista National Liberation
Front National Directorate
- Tito, Josip
Broz, President of Yugoslavia until May 4, 1980
- Theberge, James
D., U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua from August 11, 1975,
until June 8, 1977
- Thornton,
Thomas, South Asia and United Nations Matters, National
Security Council, from 1977 until January 1981
- Todman, Terence
A., U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica from March 17, 1975,
until January 24, 1977; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American
Affairs from April 1, 1977, until June 27, 1978
- Torres Arias,
Leonidas, Lieutenant Colonel, Member of the Honduran
Superior Defense Council; Chief of Honduran Military Intelligence
- Torrijos Herrera,
Omar, Brigadier General, Commander of the Panamanian
National Guard; Chief of Government from October 11, 1972, until October 11,
1978
- Trujillo,
Rafael, President of the Dominican Republic from 1942
until 1954
- Tucker, Frank Mayer,
Jr., Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy to
Nicaragua, from April 1978 until July 1979
- Tunnerman Bernheim,
Carlos, Leader of the Frente
Amplio; Member of the Group of 12; Nicaraguan Minister of
Education
- Turbay Ayala, Julio
Cesar, President of Colombia from August 1978 until
August 1982
- Turner,
Stansfield, Admiral, USN; Director of Central
Intelligence from March 9, 1977, until January 20, 1981
- Ungo Revelo, Guillermo
Manuel, President of the Revolutionary Democratic
Front from December 1980; Member of the Revolutionary Governing Junta of El
Salvador
- Urcuyo Maliaon,
Francisco, Nicaraguan Congressman of Liberal Party;
Interim President of Nicaragua in July 1979
- Uribe Vargas,
Diego, Colombian Foreign Minister
- Urquia, Miguel
Raphael, Salvadoran Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
- Vaky, Viron P.
“Pete”, U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela from July 26,
1976, until June 24, 1978; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American
Affairs from July 21, 1978, until November 30, 1979
- Valdez,
Abelardo, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and
the Caribbean, Agency for International Development; Chief of Protocol,
Department of State, from October 19, 1979, until January 21, 1981
- Valle Salinas,
Nicolas, Colonel; Chief of Police in Managua
- Vance, Cyrus,
Secretary of State from January 23, 1977, until April 20, 1980
- Videla, Jorge
Rafael, Brigadier General; Chairman of the
Argentinean Military Junta and President of Argentina from March 24, 1976,
until March 29, 1981
- Vides Casanova, Carlos
Eugenio, Colonel; Director of the Salvadoran
National Guard
- Viera,
Rodolfo, Director of the Salvadoran Agrarian Reform
Agency
- Villagran Kramer,
Francisco, Vice President of Guatemala from 1978
until 1980
- Villaluz,
Ascanio, Panamanian Assistant Secretary General of the
Revolutionary Party (Dominican Republic)
- Walker,
Gerald, Lieutenant Colonel; Defense Attaché, U.S.
Embassy in San Salvador
- Warne, W.
Robert, Director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs,
Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- Webster, William
H., Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
from February 23, 1978 until 1987
- Weissman,
Marvin, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1977 until
1980; U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia from 1980
- Welter, Daniel
R., International Relations Officer, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State, from June 1977 until December
1979
- Wheelock Roman,
Jaime, Revolutionary Government of Nicaragua
National Directorate member; Nicaraguan Minister of Agricultural
Development
- White, Robert
Edward, U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay from 1977 until
1980; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador from 1980 until 1981
- Wickham, John A.,
Jr., Lieutenant General, USA; Acting Director, Joint
Chiefs of Staff, from August 22, 1978, to June 22, 1979
- Williams, Eric
Eustace, Prime Minister of Trinidad and
Tobago
- Wilson,
Charlie, member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Texas)
- Wise, Phil,
Appointments Secretary to President Carter
- Winstanley, Ralph
II, Regional Political Program, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- Wright, James Claude Jr.
“Jim,”member, U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Texas)
- Wunderlich, Julio
Asenio, Former Guatemalan Ambassador to the United
States
- Yanes, Federico
Castillo, Salvadoran Foreign Minister; thereafter
Minister of Defense
- Yatron, Gus,
member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Pennsylvania)
- Yepez Boscan,
Guillermo, Venezuelan Ambassador to Nicaragua
- Young, Andrew,
United States Representative to the United Nations from January 30, 1977,
until August 15, 1979
- Zambrano Velasco, Jose
Alberto, Foreign Minister of Venezuela
- Zamora, David,
Deputy in the Nicaraguan Liberal Party
- Zamora Rivas,
Mario, Salvadoran politician with the Christian
Democrtatic Party
- Zeron Pepiton, Carlos
Manuel, Honduran Minister of the Economy
- Zorinsky,
Edward, Senator (D-Nebraska)
- Zuniga,
Ricardo, Honduran National Party leader