GUSTAVO GUTIERREZ Y SANCHEZ: C.W. Massaguer 1938 #1

Jurist Politician Diplomat Economist

Professor of International Law, School of Law, University of Havana-1919-1934.

Secretary/treasurer-Cuban Society of International Law, 1920.

Legal Counsel to Secretary of State-1925-29

Delegate- VI American International Conference, 1928

Delegate/Technical Counsel-Conference on Conciliation and Arbitrage, Washington-1928

Secretary General-First Pan-American Conference of Municipalities, 1928

Delegate Plenapotentiary-Conference on Trademarks, Washington, 1929

Director of the International American Office for the Protection of Trademarks and Commerce, 1930.

Liberal Party - President-Havana province, 1930

Delegate-IV Pan-American Commercial Conference, Washington, 1931

Secretary of Justice, 1933

Member-House of Representatives, 1938-1942

Technical Advisor-Commission on Foreign Relations for the Senate, 1937

Technical Advisor-Commission for the Study of the New Constitution, 193?

President of the Foreign Relations Commission for the House of Representatives, 1939

Technical Director -Pan-American Commission for Intermuncipalities Cooperation, Chicago-1939

Delegate- VIII American Scientific Congress, Washington-1940

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1940-1941

Cuban delegation head and Sub-Committee President, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Atlantic City, 1943, 1944 and 1945.

G.A.T.T. Chairman Legal Drafting Committee and Tech. Dir., Cuban Delegation) Geneva-1947; (Head of Cuban Delegation) Geneva, Petropolis-1950, 1954.

Head of Cuban delegation, (GATT) Havana Charter, 1948.

President-Junta de Economia de Guerra, 1942.

President-Cuban Maritime Commission, 1942-43.

Ambassador to the United Nations (Security Council)1948.

President-Cuban Delegation, General Assembly, 1949

Technical Director/Secretary/President-National Junta of Economy (Junta Nacional de Economia) 1948-1953.

President-United Nations Economic Committee, 1951.

Minister of Finance (Ministro de Hacienda) 1953-1955.

Special Envoy-O.A.S. Conference of the Presidents, Panama, 1956.

President-Cuban Nuclear Energy Commission, 1956.

President-Ministerial Commission for Tariff Reform, 1958.

Minister of Economy (a.k.a. Ministro Presidente-Consejo Nacional de Economia/National Board of Economy, 1955-1959.

October 10, 2008

C.W. Massaguer 1938 #1

Conrado W. Massaguer was a renowned writer, journalist, magazine publisher and illustrator. He was a personal friend of Gustavo's and from time to time they would include one another in their works (see blog entry C.W.Massaguer #2). Massaguer's illustrations appeared in " La Revista de La Habana" and Gustavo appeared in numerous of Massaguer's works. Massaguer appears in the group photograph of contributors at a lunch given by Gustavo for the launching of the magazine (please see blog entry La Revista de La Habana).

The above newspaper clipping shows a cartoon of Dr. Gutierrez by Massaquer (late 1930s ?) with a commentary that says,"...Gustavo, the creator of "La Revista de La Habana" has a solid name among lawyers, literati and internationalists. Presently he's a congressman with title of ambassador. As a handsome young lad he had a love for the sea and navigated a Crisscraft on which this "photographer" made numerous dangerous excursions off the waters of Marianao. Now he navigates a law firm on Teniente Ray Street with his suit case ready to jump to Lake Success or Korea if he's needed."