Carlos Trujillo

Carlos Trujillo is the former Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). In 2017, former President Donald J. Trump appointed Ambassador Trujillo to serve as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS and he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. Trujillo led the Mission of OAS, which is the oldest regional international organization in the world, and served as the Chair of the Permanent Council, Budget Committee and the Economic Development Committee.

Before his appointment at the OAS, President Trump appointed Trujillo to serve as a Representative of the United States to the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations under former Ambassador Nikki Haley. In 2020, he was nominated by former President Donald J. Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere at the U.S. Department of State.

Prior to his work in Washington, Ambassador Trujillo was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, where he served in various capacities, including as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, which required him to appropriate and oversee an $83.5 billion dollar budget. Additionally, Ambassador Trujillo served as Chair of the Economic Development Subcommittee, and Chair of the Criminal Justice Subcommittee.

Ambassador Trujillo is also the President of Continental Strategy, founder and President of Demand Democracy Now, and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Florida International University. He previously served as a Board Member of the Public Health Trust of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida from 2015 to 2016 and was a member of the Electoral College in 2016.

Trujillo earned a Bachelor’s in Science in Business Administration from Spring Hill College and a Juris Doctor from The Florida State University College of Law.