Peter F. Romero | |
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United States Ambassador to Ecuador | |
In office November 16, 1993 –July 25, 1996 | |
Preceded by | James F. Mack |
Succeeded by | Leslie M. Alexander |
27th Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs | |
In office January 4,2001 –June 4,2001 | |
Preceded by | Jeffrey Davidow |
Succeeded by | Otto Reich |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City |
Profession | Diplomat Consultant |
Peter F. Romero previously served as the United States Ambassador to Ecuador and as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President Bill Clinton in the Fall of 1993. [1]
Romero previously spent 24 years in the United States Department of State. He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in international relations from Florida State University. [2] He currently hosts the American Diplomat podcast.
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film directed,photographed,and edited by George A. Romero,written by Romero and John Russo,produced by Russell Streiner and Karl Hardman,and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven people trapped in a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania,under assault by reanimated corpses. Although the flesh-eating monsters that appear in the film are referred to as "ghouls",they are credited with popularizing the modern portrayal of zombies in popular culture.
Carlos Saúl Menem was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically,he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. He led Argentina as president during the 1990s and implemented a free market liberalization. He served as President of the Justicialist Party for thirteen years,and his political approach became known as Menemism.
Day of the Dead is a 1985 American post-apocalyptic zombie horror film written and directed by George A. Romero,and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein. The third film in Romero's Night of the Living Dead series,it stars Lori Cardille,Terry Alexander,Joseph Pilato,Jarlath Conroy and Richard Liberty as members of a group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse sheltering in an underground bunker in Florida,where they must determine the outcome of humanity's conflict with the undead horde. Romero described the film as a "tragedy about how a lack of human communication causes chaos and collapse even in this small little pie slice of society".
Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 zombie horror film written,directed,and edited by George A. Romero,and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein. An American-Italian international co-production,it is the second film in Romero's series of zombie films,and though it contains no characters or settings from the preceding film Night of the Living Dead (1968),it shows the larger-scale effects of a zombie apocalypse on society. In the film,a phenomenon of unidentified origin has caused the reanimation of the dead,who prey on human flesh. David Emge,Ken Foree,Scott Reiniger,and Gaylen Ross star as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall amid mass hysteria.
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador,the Titular Bishop of Tambeae,as Bishop of Santiago de María,and finally as the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. As archbishop,Romero spoke out against social injustice and violence amid the escalating conflict between the military government and left-wing insurgents that led to the Salvadoran Civil War. In 1980,Romero was shot by an assassin while celebrating Mass. Though no one was ever convicted for the crime,investigations by the UN-created Truth Commission for El Salvador concluded that Major Roberto D'Aubuisson,a death squad leader and later founder of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) political party,had ordered the killing.
Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. He was the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He also served 2 terms in Congress as the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001.
George Andrew Romero Jr. was an American-Canadian film director,writer,editor and actor. His Night of the Living Dead series of films about a zombie apocalypse began with the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) and is considered a major contributor to the image of the zombie in modern culture. Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985).
César Julio Romero Jr. was an American actor and activist. He was active in film,radio,and television for almost 60 years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers,historical figures in costume dramas,characters in light domestic comedies,and the Joker on the live action Batman television series of the mid-1960s,which was included in TV Guide's 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. He was the first actor to play the character.
The New Progressive Party is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates statehood. The PNP is one of the two major parties in Puerto Rico with significant political strength and currently holds both the seat of the governor and of the resident commissioner.
Roberto D'Aubuisson Arrieta was a Salvadoran military officer,neo-fascist politician,and death squad leader. In 1981,he co-founded and became the first leader of the far-right Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and served as president of the Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1983. He was a presidential candidate for 1984 presidential election,losing in the second round to JoséNapoleón Duarte,the former president of the Revolutionary Government Junta.
Day of the Dead is a 2008 American horror film directed by Steve Miner and written by Jeffrey Reddick. It is a remake of George A. Romero's 1985 film of the same name,the third in Romero's Dead series,and it is the first of two remakes of the original 1985 film;the other is Day of the Dead:Bloodline (2017). The film sees a virus outbreak that causes people to turn into violent zombie-like creatures. The project was principally shot in Bulgaria,with limited shooting in Los Angeles,California.
Ricardo Romero Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Diary of the Dead is a 2007 found footage horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. Although independently produced,it was distributed theatrically by The Weinstein Company and was released in cinemas on February 15,2008 and on DVD by Dimension Extreme and Genius Products on May 20,2008.
Sergio Germán "Chiquito" Romero is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Boca Juniors.
Alex Sherman is a Moldovan-born Russian semi-retired professional wrestler and color commentator,currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name Alex Koslov.
The 1998 United States Senate election in Colorado was held November 3,1998,alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election to a second term by a landslide. This was Campbell's first election as a Republican as he left the Democratic Party in 1995.
The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 2,2009,at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington,D.C. The match determined the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup,a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. This was the 96th edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. The match was won by Seattle Sounders FC,who defeated D.C. United 2–1. Clyde Simms scored D.C. United's only goal. Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque scored Seattle's two goals as the club became the second expansion team in Major League Soccer (MLS) history to win the tournament in their inaugural season.
Mark A. Rein is a Canadian entrepreneur and the vice president of video game and software development company Epic Games. He is also a co-owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.
Matías Romero Avendaño was a Mexican politician and diplomat who served three times as Secretary of Finance and twice as ambassador of Mexico to the United States during the 19th century.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 8,2016,to elect the five U.S. representatives from the State of Oregon,one from each of the state's 5 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well a senatorial election and the special gubernatorial election,and elections to local offices. The primaries were held on May 17.