He is a special advisor to the U.S. military commander of SOUTHCOM. He was Director of Government Relations for Arcos Dorados Holdings, the company that owns and manages most of the McDonald's restaurants in Latin America. He is currently Senior Advisor on International Business for American law firm Foley & Lardner LLP, with his office in Miami, and president of Barrick Gold Corp. Pueblo Viejo, in the Dominican Republic. References This article was based on the public domain US State Department biography at https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/1927.htm 1950 births Living people Ambassadors of the United States to Bolivia Taft School alumni Georgetown University alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni Yale University alumni United States Foreign Service personnel 20th-century American diplomats 21st-century American diplomats