John Maisto
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Foreign Service Officer
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and former ambassador
Ambassador
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. Previously he was the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
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(OAS), the U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
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1997–2000 and the Ambassador to Nicaragua
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
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1993–1996.
Maisto attended the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
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, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
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(1961).