Evening star., 1951-02-25
Ambassador
ToCubinet
New Envoy Due
Here Next Month;
Other Assignments
By Katherine M. Brooks

The popular Panama Ambas.
sador, Senor Don Rodolfo Her
bfuger, went home early in the
week on regular routine visit to
raake report to the Ministry Of
Foreign Affairs. The day after his
arrival there were drastic changes
in the cabinet and he was made
Minister of Finance. He is ex-
pected to join his family here in
a fortnight and accompany them
to Panama. Meantime the Min
lister. Senior Guillermo Endara, Is
Charge d'Affaires.
The newly appointed Ambas-
sador. Senor Alfredo Aleman, and
his FAMILY are not expected to
come to this Capital until the
middle of March. Senor Aleman
has never been to Washington in
an official capacity before, though
a frequent visitor on pleasure
trips. He is a former Minister of
Justice and Government in the
cabinet.
Sonora de Aleman, a Panama
nian, has spent many of her
summers in and near Los Angeles
and is familiar with life in this
country. She was educated in
Panama and in convent in
Belgium. Their only child, Alfredo,
jr., is a member of the Panama
Congress and with his family lives
in Panama City.
Senor Herbruger has been Am
bassador here since March of last
year and succeeded Senor Octavio
A. Vallerino, who held the post
from June, 1948, until the close Of
the year of 1949.
The Charge d'Affaires and
Sonora de Endara have taken an
apartment in Alban Towers and
have with them there their teen
age daughter, Elsa. The son Of
the family. Guillermo. jr., is in
school in California. Senor Endara
succeeded Senior Don Julio Err
nesto Heuretematte when the
latter became the Panama mem
ber of the International Bank at
the end of last year.
Other Newcomers in Corps -
The new Minister Counselor Of
the Venezuelan Embassy, DR.. Jose
Martorano, and Sonora de Mar
torano have taken the house
at 1872 Redwood terrace. They
arrived last week from Vene-
zuela, where DR.. Martorano has
been director of the Office Of
hydrochloride, which is a govern
ment agency. The new Minister
Counselor will have charge Of
affairs pertaining to petroleum
between Venezuela and the United
States. They are accompanied by
their three small daughters.
Also new at the Venezuelan En-
bassy are two secretaries, Senor
Nelson Hernandes and Senor En-
rique CaStellano. Senor Herman.
des has succeeded Senor Luis j.
Guevara as second secretary and
was joined last week by Sonora de
Hernandes. He formerly was vice
consul at Amsterdam, Holland.
Senor Castellano will be third
secretary and came here from
Kingston, Jamaica, where he was
consul. He formerly served as
cultural attache at the embassy
in Quito, Ecuador, and is an
accomplished writer, already hav-
ing two books of poems published.
He is a member of the Association
of Writers of Venezuela.
The new First Secretary of the
Peruvian Embassy, Senor Jose
Urdanizera, who took up his duties
here the middle of the month, will
not take house until later in
the year. He expects Senor de
Urdanizera and their three chill
dren. to join him then. The
youngest of the three was born in
Lima after he came to Washing
ton. Sonora de Urdanizera is the
former Miss Ruth Strawbridge Of
Altoona, Pa. The older daughters,
Cristina and Ruth. were born in
San Francisco, where Senor Ur-
danizera was consul general for
several years after their marriage.