A former Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Cresencio (Cris) Arcos served in a number of key diplomatic posts and positions during a distinguished 25-year career, including Ambassador to Honduras, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Crime, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central America. He also served on the Department of State's NAFTA Task Force and in the White House Office for Communications and Planning. His other overseas assignments included U.S. Embassy positions in Belgium, Portugal, Brazil, and the former Soviet Union. A native of San Antonio, Ambassador Arcos earned his B.A. degree from the University of Texas, Austin and his M.A. from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Sponsoring Organizations

Tulane University, Department of Political Science

Stone Center for Latin American Studies

Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, LLP
Fowler Rodriguez

Hibernia National Bank

Louisiana Department of Economic Development

Waldemar S. Nelson & Company, Inc.

Whitney National Bank

World Trade Center of New Orleans

Advance registration required by February 7, 10:00 a.m. 
Registration Fee: $10 for members of the sponsoring organizations and $15 for non-members. If you are a WTC member, the registration fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration form.