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Edward Charles Prado

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984–2003

Edward Charles Prado , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Senate voted 97–0 on the nomination on May 1, 2003 (Nomination Confirmed). Edward Charles Prado (born June 7, 1947) is an American diplomat who is a former United States ambassador to Argentina from 2018 to 2021. He is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
    108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    97–0 · May 1, 2003

Education

  • San Antonio CollegeA.A., 1967
  • University of TexasB.A., 1969
  • University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 1972

Career

U.S. Army Reserve, 1972-1987; Assistant district attorney, Bexar County, Texas, 1972-1976; Assistant federal public defender, Western District of Texas, 1976-1980; Judge, Bexar County [Texas] One Hundred and Eighty-Seventh District Court, 1980; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1981-1984; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2010-2014; Ambassador to Argentina, U.S. Department of State, 2018-2021

Biography

Edward Charles Prado (born June 7, 1947) is an American diplomat who is a former United States ambassador to Argentina from 2018 to 2021. He is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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