    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [May 30, 1991]
    [Page 586]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination of Luis Guinot, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to Costa
    Rica
    May 30, 1991

        The President today announced his intention to nominate Luis Guinot,
    Jr., of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    of the United States to the Republic of Costa Rica. He would succeed
    Deane Roesch Hinton.
        Since 1988 Mr. Guinot has served as a partner and attorney with the
    law firm of Kelley, Drye & Warren in Washington, DC. Prior to this Mr.
    Guinot served as a partner and attorney with the law firm of Rose,
    Schmidt, Chapman, Duff and Hasley, 1985-1987, and Chapman, Duff and
    Paul, 1974-1985. From 1972 to 1974, Mr. Guinot served as Assistant
    General Counsel for the Department of Agriculture. In addition, Mr.
    Guinot was a self-employed attorney at law and consultant, 1972, and
    served as Administrator for the Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto
    Rico in Washington, DC, 1969-1972. He also served as an associate
    attorney with the law firm of Faerber and Cerny, 1968-1969.
        Mr. Guinot graduated from New York University (B.A., 1957) and the
    Columbus School of Law at Catholic University (J.D., 1968). He was born
    April 8, 1935, in San Juan, PR. Mr. Guinot served in the U.S. Army,
    1959-1967. Mr. Guinot is married, has five children, and resides in
    Clifton, VA.