List of Operation Peter Pan alumni
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This is a list of notable Operation Peter Pan
alumni.
Operation Peter Pan
Operation Peter Pan , was an operation coordinated by the United States government , the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, and certain Cubans. Between 1960 and 1962, over 14,000 children were sent from Cuba to Miami by their parents...
alumni.
- Eduardo AguirreEduardo AguirreEduardo Aguirre Reyes, Jr. , is a principal in Atlantic Partners, an international consulting firm, based in Houston....
, United States Ambassador to SpainUnited States Ambassador to Spain-Ambassadors:*John Jay**Appointed: September 29, 1779**Title: Minister Plenipotentiary**Presented credentials:**Terminated mission: ~May 20, 1782*William Carmichael**Appointed: April 20, 1790**Title: Chargé d'Affaires...
(2005–2009) - Frank AngonesFrank AngonesFrank Angones is the first Cuban born head of the Florida Bar. Mr. Angones is also the first Hispanic to be elected president of the Dade County Bar Association and the youngest attorney to be elected president of the Cuban-American Bar Association.Mr...
, first Cuban-born head of the Florida Bar - Willy ChirinoWilly ChirinoWilly Chirino, born April 5, 1947 in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río, Cuba, is an entertainer and singer in the salsa style.-Early Family Life:...
, Singer-songwriter - Carlos EireCarlos EireCarlos M. N. Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. He is a historian of late medieval and early modern Europe.- Career :Before joining the Yale faculty in 1996, he taught at St...
, Author, professor of the history of religion at Yale University - Hugo LlorensHugo LlorensHugo Llorens Acosta is a United States diplomat, and the current United States Ambassador to Honduras. Posted to a variety of countries in his thirty-year career, in 2002-03 he was the principal advisor to the President and National Security Advisor on issues pertaining to Colombia, Venezuela,...
, United States Ambassador to HondurasUnited States Ambassador to HondurasThe following is a list of United States Ambassadors, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Honduras. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.-See also:...
(2008 - ) - Mel MartinezMel MartinezMelquíades Rafael Martínez Ruiz, usually known as Mel Martinez , is a former United States Senator from Florida and served as Chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007, the first Latino to serve as chairman of a major party...
, US Senator (2005–2009) - Ana MendietaAna MendietaAna Mendieta was a Cuban American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist who is known for her "earth-body" art work....
, artist - Agustin De Rojas de la Portilla (1944-2011), inventor of the extended-wear contact lens
- Guillermo "Bill" Vidal, Mayor of Denver and author of Boxing For CubaBoxing For CubaBoxing for Cuba: An Immigrant’s Story of Despair, Endurance, and Redemption is the memoir of Guillermo Vicente Vidal published by Ghost Road Press in November 2007. The book documents the Vidal family as they flee from Cuba in the 1960s and eventually establish a home in Colorado...