Ignacio Eugenio Lozano Jr. (January 15, 1927 – December 27, 2023) was an American diplomat who was United States Ambassador to El Salvador. He was appointed to the ambassadorship by President Gerald Ford in 1976.[1][2] He resigned the post following the assumption of the presidency by Jimmy Carter.[1] Lozano was born in San Antonio, Texas to Mexican immigrants Ignacio E. Lozano Sr. and Alicia Elizondo Lozano.[1] He studied journalism at University of Notre Dame.[1]
From 1953, he was the publisher and editor of La Opinión, a Spanish language newspaper based in Los Angeles that his father founded in 1926.[1][3] In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Lozano as a consultant to the United States Department of State.[4] He also served on the California advisory committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[4]
Lozano held directorships at Bank of America, The Walt Disney Company, Pacific Life, and Sempra Energy, and was a member of the Council of American Ambassadors.[2]
Personal life
editIgnacio Eugenio Lozano Jr. was born on January 15, 1927.[5] He married Arizona-born Marta, who was studying literature at UCLA and was also Mexican American.[1] They had four children:
- Leticia Lozano (worked for La Opinión from 1976–1984)[3]
- José Ignacio Lozano (became publisher of La Opinión in 1986;[6] since 2004 vice chairman of its parent companion, Impremedia LLC),[3][7]
- Monica C. Lozano (current publisher of La Opinión)
- Francisco Lozano (corporate director of magazines, Impremedia LLC)[8]
Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 96.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Interview of Monica Lozano by Shirley Biagi". Washington Press Club Foundation. 13 December 1993. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Ignacio E. Lozano Jr". americanambassadors.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "History of Za Opinión: A Family Legacy". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ a b Meier, Matt S. and Margo Gutiérrez: The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group 2003, ISBN 978-0-313-31643-2
- ^ Unterburger, Amy L.; Delgado, Jane L. (August 1994). "Who's who among Hispanic Americans". Gale Research. 3: 463. ISBN 978-0-8103-8550-4. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Ramos, George (17 September 1986). "Los Angeles County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Ballve, Marcello: "Newspaper War: Spanish-Language Press Battles for Booming Audience" Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Pacific News Service via La Prensa San Diego, 30 January 2004
- ^ "ImpreMedia promotes Francisco Lozano to corporate director, Magazines". 15 February 2007.
- ^ Ignacio Lozano Jr., part of publishing dynasty that founded La Opinión, dies