Celso Ramon Velázquez

Celso Ramon Velázquez (July 29, 1897 – October 14, 1951) was a Paraguayan lawyer, educator and diplomat.

Career

 * 1914: Secretary, ministry of justice, worship and education.
 * From 1915 to 1916 he was Secretary, Colegio Nacional de Asunción.
 * From 1916 to 1919 he was Under-secretary of finance.
 * From 1920 to 1924 he was Instructional judge, civil court.
 * From 1924 to 1927 he was Judge at a lower commercial court.
 * From 1927 to 1931 he was Judge at the court of appeals.
 * From 1933 to 1935, During Chaco war he was, member superior military tribunal, with rank of major.
 * From 1942 to 1945 he was Professor, of civil and mercantile law, university de Asunción, dean of the law school, pres, of the university.
 * On 1942-03-23 he was appointed the first Paraguayan Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C., where he was accredited from 1942-03-31 to 1946-04-09 with coacrediton as minister in Mexico City.
 * In 1942 he was delegate to the 3d Conference of Foreign Ministers, Rio de Janeiro,
 * From July 1–22, 1944 he was delegate to the Bretton Woods Conference.
 * In 1945 he was chairman, Paraguayan permanent delegation to the UNRRA. Inter-American Conference in Chapultepec.
 * From 25 April 1945 to 26 June 1945 he was delegate to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco.
 * Starting in 1946 he was ambassador in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).