Donna Hrinak | |
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United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
In office April 23, 2002 –June 26, 2004 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Cristobal R. Orozco |
Succeeded by | John J. Danilovich |
United States Ambassador to Venezuela | |
In office August 25,2000 –January 23,2002 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John Francis Maisto |
Succeeded by | Charles S. Shapiro |
United States Ambassador to Bolivia | |
In office January 14,1998 –July 17,2000 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Curtis Warren Kamman |
Succeeded by | Manuel Rocha |
United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
In office July 22,1994 –December 8,1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Robert S. Pastorino |
Succeeded by | Mari Carmen Aponte |
Personal details | |
Born | Donna Jean Hrinak March 28,1951 Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Children | 1 |
Education | Michigan State University (BA) University of Notre Dame (JD) |
Donna Jean Hrinak (born March 28,1951) [1] is an American lawyer and former diplomat who has been the president of Boeing Latin America &Caribbean since September 2011. [2]
Hrinak was born in Pennsylvania. [3] Hrinak speaks Spanish,Portuguese,and Polish,which served her through her international diplomatic and business postings. [3] Hrinak earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School. [3] [4]
In 1994,Hrinak served as the United States Department of State's coordinator for policy at the First Summit of the Americas.
Later in 1994,Hrinak was nominated by Bill Clinton to be the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. In 1997,she was appointed ambassador to Bolivia. From 2000 to 2002,she was ambassador to Venezuela.
Hrinak served as Ambassador to Brazil from 2002 to 2004 under the presidency of George W. Bush.
In 2004,Hrinak became a senior counselor for international trade and government affairs at Steel Hector &Davis,an international law firm in Miami,Florida. [3]
Hrinak became a corporate affairs director for the Latin American and European Union sectors of Kraft Foods. In 2008,Hrinak joined PepsiCo as vice president of global public policy and government affairs. [5]
In 2011,Hrinak was appointed as president of Boeing Brazil. In 2019,Hrinak became the president of Boeing Latin America and Canada. [6] [5]
The Miami chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade named Hrinak international businesswoman of the year,in 2005. Her other honors include the U.S. State Department's Career Achievement Award and the U.S. Coast Guard's Distinguished Public Service Award. Hrinak is currently a member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations and the board of counselors of McLarty Associates. [2] She is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue. [7]
Hrinak has a son,Wyatt. [3]
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