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Education
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Areas of Practice
Ambassador Cresencio “Cris“ Arcos focuses on policy and telecom issues.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Cris was appointed Assistant Secretary, International Affairs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2005, after having served as DHS Director for International Affairs since 2003. He came from the AT&T Corporation after seven years as its Vice President and Managing Director for International Public Affairs for Latin America and Canada. At AT&T, he was responsible for engaging foreign governments and the U.S. government on issues such as market access, regulatory framework, business development and fair competition. From 1999–2003, he served as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board at the White House.
Cris retired with the rank of Ambassador from the U.S. Department of State after a 25–year career. His last position was Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, 1993–1995. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1989–93. Prior to this posting, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter–American Affairs, 1988–89. In 1993, he also served on the Department of State's North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Task Force.
From 1986–1988, Cris served as the White House Coordinator for Public Diplomacy on Central America and was the Deputy Coordinator in the Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin America at the Department of State. From 1985–1986, he served as the State Department's Deputy Director of the Nicaraguan Humanitarian Assistance Office. His foreign service postings abroad included Belgium, Portugal, Brazil, Soviet Union (Russia) and Honduras.
Cris is listed in Who's Who in the World, America, the South, the Southwest and Among Hispanics. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and Russian. He was born in San Antonio, Texas. From 1968–1970, he served in the U.S. Army as a combat engineer.
Publications
- “Reasonable and Proportional Security Measures on International Academic Exchange Programs,“ Engaging the Arab & Islamic Worlds through Public Diplomacy, ed. W. Rugh, 2004
- “Pushing Diplomacy's Limits“ (1997) and “Managing Change“ (1991), Foreign Service Journal
- “Central America: New Opportunities, Old Risks,“ Journal of International Law and Practice
- “Hey Mister Tallymon: Europe and Bananas,“ Hemisphere Magazine (1992)
- “Warriors in Peacetime,“ Journal of Small Wars & Insurgencies, Vol. 4. #3, (Winter 1993, London)
- New Directions for U.S. Policy: Military & Democracy in Latin America, ed. G. Marcella, 1994“
- “Out of the Vortex,“ Foreign Service Journal, July 1993
- “Telecom,“ Journal of Commerce, June 10, 1996
- “Managing Change in Central America,“ Foreign Service Reader: 77 Years of Selected Articles, 1997
- “Post–Cold War Foreign Service Blues,“ Foreign Service Journal, Dec. 1999
Professional Honors
- State Department Superior Honor Award, 1990
- Superior Honor Award, 1981
- Meritorious Honor Award 1977, U.S. Information Agency
- The Honduran Government's highest award, the Order of Morazan
- University of California (Irvine) Regents' Fellow, 1998–'99
Speaking Engagements
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“The International Dimension of Homeland Security: Intelligence Sharing Partnerships,” Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 25, 2008
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“U.S.-Latin American Economic Relations: Trade Agreements,” Casa de las Americas, Barcelona, Spain, February 21, 2008
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“Hispanics in the U.S. Presidential Election,” INCIPE Think-tank, Madrid, Spain, February 19, 2008
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“Security as it Relates to Latin America,” Army War College, Carlisle, PA, November 14, 2007
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“Immigration and Homeland Security,” Colegio del Norte, Monterrey, Mexico, November 5, 2007
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“Security in the Americas,” Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, October 2007
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“U.S. Immigration Policy,” Colegio del Norte, Tijuana, Mexico, February 2007
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“The International Dimension of Homeland Security,” Retired Diplomatic Officers Association, DACOR House, Washington, DC, January 2007
Education
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M.A.,
The Johns Hopkins University
(1973)
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
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B.A.,
University of Texas at Austin
(1966)
Additional Information
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Post-graduate student, George Washington University's Institue of Sino-Soviet Studies, 1977-1978
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Research Fellow, University of Oregon's Institute of International Studies, 1970-1971
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