What is Lawrence Pezzulo?
'''Lawrence Anthony Pezzulo''' (May 3, 1926 – July 26, 2017) was an American politician and [[United States Foreign Service|Foreign Service]] officer. He served as the [[United States Ambassador to Nicaragua]] (1979&ndash;1981) and to [[United States Ambassador to Uruguay|Uruguay]] (1977&ndash;1979) during the [[Jimmy Carter]] presidency.<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pezzulo-lawrence-a Lawrence A. Pezzulo - People - Department History - Office of the Historian]</ref> He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Pezzulo was born in [[New York City]]. He studied at [[Columbia University]]. He married Josephine DiMattia in February 1950. They had three children.<ref>{{cite book| title = Who's who in the world, 1978-1979| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8wPjJUPkaKgC| year = 1978| publisher = Marquis Who's Who| isbn = 978-0-8379-1104-5 }}</ref> Pezzulo died on July 26, 2017 at his home in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] from complications of [[Alzheimer's disease]] at the age of 91.<ref>[http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2017/07/26/politica/2270102-muere-exembajador-ee-uu-nicaragua-lawrence-pezzullo Muere exembajador de EE.UU. en Nicaragua, Lawrence Pezzullo.]{{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-biography-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pezzulo, Lawrence}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Maryland]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from New York City]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]