The objectives of the Ecuadorean American Association are:
The Association accomplishes these objectives by bringing together Ecuadorean, U.S., and International business people, government officials, and individuals at a variety of programs, and by posting news and other items on its Facebook and Twitter pages.
The Ecuadorean American Association was founded in 1932 by a group of prominent U.S. and Ecuadorean businessmen and professionals residing in New York. John L. Merrill, then President of All American Cables, and Dr. Carlos Bermeo, an Ecuadorean national, organized the first meeting, which was held in the Board Room of All America Cables on November 21st of that year.
Dr. Eduardo Jaramillo, a prominent Ecuadorean citizen, acted as chairman. John J. Clisham, later Executive Secretary of the Pan American Society, served as secretary of the meeting, and Mr. Merrill was elected President of the Association. Other members of the first Board of Directors were Adriano Cobo, Valerian E. Greaves, Thomas J. MacDonald, Robert H. Patchin, and Fred J. Rankin.
Juana Caicedo-Selinger
President, EAA, Senior Vice President, UBS Wealth Management
Maria Rosa Baquerizo
Senior Advisor
Jacques Kohn
Vice President, EAA, Former President, Baltek Corporation
Evan Acosta
Vice President & General Manager, Banco del Pichincha
Amb. Paul C. Lambert
Partner, McLaughlin & Stern
Arthur E. Byrnes
Senior Managing Director, Deltec Asset Management
Kelly Librera
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Milton Schwartz
Senior Partner, Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger
H.E. Nathalie Cely
Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States
Hon. Adam Namm
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
John J. Merrill | 1932-1946 |
Arthur S. Kleeman | 1946-1952 |
Robert D. Merrill | 1952-1954 |
James S. Carson | 1954-1955 |
Henry W. Balgooyen | 1955-1958 |
Paul E. Calvet | 1958-1963 |
Henry W. Balgooyen | 1963-1965 |
Albert B. Wenzell | 1965-1967 |
James A. Hoyt | 1967-1968 |
Henry A. Geyelin | 1968-1970 |
Norton Stevens | 1970-1972 |
Joseph W. Welsh | 1972-1976 |
Hans W. Trinler | 1976-1977 |
Jason Gould | 1977-1979 |
Rene M. Valverde | 1979-1983 |
Milton Schwartz | 1983-1985 |
David B. Driscoll | 1985-1988 |
Andrew M. Klinger | 1988-1994 |
Gordon Haw | 1994-1996 |