Celso Ramon Velázquez

Celso Ramon Velázquez (July 29, 1897 – October 14, 1951) was a Paraguayan lawyer, educator and diplomat.

Biography Personal and early life He was born in Asunción on July 29, 1897, to Antonio Velázquez and Claudia Ojeda. He was married to María Antonia Fernández Guanes, with whom he had a son, Antonio Raúl, and three daughters, María Rosa, María Lucila and María Regina. He studied law at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción.

Career

1914: Secretary, ministry of justice, worship and education. From 1915 to 1916 he was Secretary, Colegio Nacional de Asunción. From 1916 to 1919 he was Under-secretary of finance. From 1920 to 1924 he was Instructional judge, civil court. From 1924 to 1927 he was Judge at a lower commercial court. From 1927 to 1931 he was Judge at the court of appeals. From 1933 to 1935, During the Chaco War he was a member of the superior military tribunal, with rank of major. From 1942 to 1945 he was Professor, of civil and mercantile law, university de Asunción, dean of the law school, pres, of the university. On he was appointed the first Paraguayan Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C., where he was accredited from to with coacrediton as minister in Mexico City. In 1942 he was delegate to the 3rd Conference of Foreign Ministers, Rio de Janeiro, From July 1–22, 1944 he was delegate to the Bretton Woods Conference. In 1945 he was chairman, Paraguayan permanent delegation to the UNRRA. Inter-American Conference in Chapultepec. From 25 April 1945 to 26 June 1945 he was delegate to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco. Starting in 1946 he was ambassador in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).