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Plaza elected OAS secretary general after six ballots
Gelo Plaza Lasio, 62, was chosen for the Organization of American States top post on the sixth ballot ending three months of stalemate. A former Ecuadorian president and U.N. envoy, he is known for diplomatic skill and a life spanning Ecuador, New York, and the United States. He was born February 17, 1906 in New York City.
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