Venezia, Ronald F., 01/01/1965-12/31/1990

File — Box: 1, Folder: 188

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.800

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1965-12/31/1990

Collection-level Access Restrictions

The Foreign Affairs Oral History Project transcripts and audio tapes have been returned to the Association for Diplomatic Study and Training in Arlington, Virginia.

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Extent

From the Collection: 30 Linear Feet (Hollinger Record Storage boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Tms transcribed oral history interview with Ronald F. Venezia, covering his career in the foreign assistance program. Includes his early life and his experiences with the Peace Corps in Guatemala, 1963; with USAID conducting a survey of private voluntary organizations in Guatemala, 1965; in Costa Rica; with Latin America's "New Initiative", 1972; as capital development officer in ROCAP/ Guatemala; in Dominican Republic as Deputy Mission Director, 1979; in Capital development in Near East and Asia Bureau, 1984; as head of Contra Task Force Operation in Honduras, 1989; and as Mission Director in Costa Rica, 1990. Also includes a copy of Venezia's article "Politica Economica en Costa Rica" published in Actualidad Economica, Feb. 1991.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

VENEZIA, RONALD F. - INTERVIEWED BY NORTH, W. HAVEN - 1996: Other Types

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - VENEZIA, RONALD F. - INTERVIEWEE: Other Types

GUATEMALA - 1963-89: Other Types

USAID - GUATEMALA: Other Types

COSTA RICA: Other Types

LATIN AMERICA - "NEW INITIATIVE": Other Types

ROCAP - COSTA RICA: Other Types

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 1979: Other Types

NEAR EAST AND ASIA BUREAU - CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT: Other Types

CONTRA TASK FORCE - HONDURAS - 1989: Other Types

HONDURAS - 1989: Other Types

"POLITICA ECONOMICA EN COSTA RICE" - PUBLISHED 1991: Other Types

IMF - RE GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, COSTA RICA: Other Types

LATIN AMERICA DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES OFFICE: Other Types

NICARAGUA RESISTANCE - TASK FORCE FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: Other Types

SUPREME COURT MODERNIZATION PROJECT: Other Types