Carlos Morales Troncoso

Infobox Minister
honorific-prefix = His Excellency

name = Carlos Morales Troncoso
office1 = Secretary of Foreign Relations
term_start1 = 16 August 2004
term_end1 =
president1 = Leonel Fernández
predecessor1 = Frank Guerrero Prats
successor1 =
office2 = Secretary of Foreign Relations
term_start2 = 16 August 1994
term_end2 = 16 August 1996
president2 = Joaquin Balaguer
predecessor2 = Juan A. Taveras Guzmán
successor2 = Eduardo Latorre
office3 = Vice President of the Dominican Republic
term_start3 = 16 August 1986
term_end3 = 16 August 1994
primeminister3 = Joaquin Balaguer
predecessor3 = Manuel Fernández Mármol
successor3 = Jacinto Peynado y Garrigosa
birth_date = bda|1940|09|29|df=y
birth_place = Dominican Republic
party = Presidential Reformist Counsel
alma_mater = Louisiana State University

Carlos Morales Troncoso (September 29 1940 - ) is a Dominican Republic politician who currently serves as that country's foreign minister. [ [http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1020189986696 UK foreign office Dominican Republic profile] ]

Early life

Carlos Morales Troncoso was born on September 29 1940 and is married to Luisa Alba de Morales with whom he has 4 children. He gained degrees in two disciplines; chemical engineering and sugar engineering from Louisiana State University and in 1982 was also awarded a doctor honoris causa of humanities by Chicago State University. His career in the sugar industry has seen him form the state sugar council for the Dominican republic, over which he currently presides as president. [http://www2.un.int/public/DominicanRepublic/9/English/ United nations profile] ]

Political career

Troncoso is a member of the Presidential Reformist Counsel. He was a member of the monetary board of the Dominican Republic prior to becoming vice president of the Dominican Republic in 1986 after winning his candidacy with Joaquín Balaguer who became president and continued in this role until 1994. In addition to his tenure as Constitutional Vice President of the Republic, he also held the position of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States of America in Washington, D. C. for the 1989-1990 period. From 1994 until 1996, Troncoso was the foreign secretary of the Republic, regaining this title in 2004 and holding it to the present day.

He frequently makes statements as Foreign Minister that make people comment that he is at best wary of the presence of Haitians in the Dominican Republic.

Awards

Troncoso has won acclaim at home and abroad. In 1982, he was named "Businessman of the year" by Asociación Interamericana de Hombres de Empresa, Inc. In 1982 he was named "man of the year" by the Dominican Chamber of Commerce of New York . He was named most distinguished graduate of the year in 1992 by Louisiana State University. He has been honored for his political work by China, Italy and Costa Rica. In his home country, Troncoso has received Duarte, Sánchez and Mella and the Christopher Columbus Heraldry Award. [http://www.domrep.org/troncosobio.html Dominican republic government profile] ]

Mr. Morales has received decorations from the governments of the Republic of China, Italy, Costa Rica and the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Furthermore he has received the follow awards:

* Distinguished Graduate in the Business World Louisiana State University (1981)
* Free Enterprise Award – Best Cluster Company Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. (1982)
* Businessman of the Year Asociación Interamericana de Hombres de Empresa, Inc. (1982)
* Man of the Year Dominican Chamber of Commerce of New York (1984)
* Doctor Honoris Causa of Humanities Chicago State University (1987)
* Julián Barceló Award as Sports Promoter Asociación de Cronistas Deportivos & Barceló & Cia. (1989)
* Most Distinguished Graduate of the Year Louisiana State University (1992)

Books

Troncoso has authored books during his political career which include "De lo Privado a lo Público" which focuses on his work in both the public and private sectors.

References

ee also

*Dominican Republic
*Politics of the Dominican Republic
*Foreign minister

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