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HEWITT, Ashley C.

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-- 1973-75: Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Kingston, Jamaica; responsible for overall management and direction of the U.S. Mission including 350 employees of 12 government agencies; Charge d'Affaires for 14 months in the absence of an Ambassador. Successfully mediated a major investment dispute when the Jamaican Government attempted to nationalize the foreign bauxite and alumina companies, four of which were U.S. based multi-nationals with a total investment of over half a billion dollars in Jamaica. In this and two subsequent positions made a significant contribution to a negotiated solution that was satisfactory to all parties to the dispute.

-- 1975-77: Chief of the Division of Strategic and Industrial Materials, Department of State, responsible for developing and implementing U.S. policy with respect to strategic resources on a global basis; led U.S. delegations to more than 20 major international meetings on raw materials including copper, bauxite, tin, tungsten, lead and zinc, steel, rubber, etc.

-- 1977-79: Director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs, Department of State; responsible for the formulation and implementation of U.S. policy with respect to the Caribbean region including ten independent countries and a number of dependent territories; management and coordination of the day-to-day activities of eight U.S. Embassies and several smaller posts in the region.

-- 1979-present: Counselor for Political Affairs, Madrid; principal adviser to the Ambassador and Minister on Spanish political affairs, both internal and foreign policy; main interface between the U.S. and Spanish governments on day-to-day business; third in command of the U.S. Mission including more than 500 American and Spanish employees of some 20 government agencies.

FAMILY: Married to the former Livia Paula Sarcione; two children, Devon Elizabeth (b. 1964) and Douglas Ian (b. 1966).