Francisco O. Mora

Francisco O. "Frank" Mora is an American academic who had served as the United States ambassador to the Organization of American States.

Education

Mora earned a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs at the George Washington University. He received his Master of Arts. in Inter-American Studies and a Doctor of Philosophy in International Affairs from the University of Miami. He also studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in 1984 and participated in a program on Central American studies in 1988 in Costa Rica.

Career

Mora served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere from 2009 to 2013. On August 2, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate. Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 18, 2022. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on June 23, 2022. The Senate confirmed him by a 51–45 vote on December 14, 2022. He was sworn in on December 30, 2022, and he presented his credentials to the Organization of American States on January 18, 2023.

Awards and recognition Mora is a recipient of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, Department of Defense.

Personal life Mora speaks Spanish and Portuguese.