Edwin Gharst Corr (born August 6, 1934) is an American retired diplomat who served as a

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to several

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nations.

Early life and education

Corr was born on August 6, 1934 and is from

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. In 1957, he received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma. Corr also has an M.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1961. He was in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960.

Foreign Service

Edwin Corr joined the

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in 1961. Between 1978 and 1980 he served as Deputy

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. Corr served as U.S. Ambassador to Peru (1980–1981), U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia (1981–1985), and

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Iran-Contra

Corr was investigated between 1986 and 1991 for possible involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal. Corr gave voluntary interviews to the Independent Counsel in 1991 before ending his cooperation and invoking his Fifth Amendment right against

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. Subsequently, a judicial order compelled Corr to testify and forced him to produce documents, under grants of immunity.

Post civil service positions

Corr served as a Professor of

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at the

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from 1990 to 1996. Between 1995 and 2001, Corr was the Director of the Energy Institute of the Americas (EIA), a multi-national non-governmental organization he founded. Corr served as the Associate Director of the International Programs Center (IPC) of the

from 1996.

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* 1934 births Living people People from Norman, Oklahoma Ambassadors of the United States to Bolivia Ambassadors of the United States to El Salvador Ambassadors of the United States to Peru Iran–Contra affair University of Oklahoma faculty People of the Salvadoran Civil War United States Foreign Service personnel {{Oklahoma-politician-stub