Lawrence Pezzulo facts for kids

Lawrence Anthony Pezzulo (May 3, 1926 – July 26, 2017) was an American politician and Foreign Service officer. He served as the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1979–1981) and to Uruguay (1977–1979) during the Jimmy Carter presidency. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Pezzulo was born in New York City. He studied at Columbia University.

After college, he taught high school in Levittown, New York for six years before joining the United States Foreign Service. He served in Ciudad Juárez from 1958 to 1960, Saigon from 1962 to 1965, La Paz from 1965 to 1967, Bogotá from 1967 to 1969, and Guatemala from 1969 to 1971.

He served as the diplomat-in-residence at University of Georgia and lectured at Goucher College.

He married Josephine DiMattia in February 1950 and with her has three children. Pezzulo died on July 26, 2017, at his home in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 91. He was survived by his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren.