Gustavo Leite

Gustavo Leite
Official portrait, 2023
Ambassador of Paraguay to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 July 2025
PresidentSantiago Peña
Senator of Paraguay
In office
30 June 2023 – 23 July 2025
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office
15 August 2013 – 15 August 2018
PresidentHoracio Cartes
Preceded byDiego Zavala
Succeeded byLiz Cramer
Personal details
BornGustavo Alfredo Leite Gusinky
(1962-02-28) February 28, 1962 (age 64)
PartyColorado Party
SpousePaola Serrati
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician

Gustavo Alfredo Leite Gusinky (born 28 February 1962) is a Paraguayan businessman and politician, currently serving as Paraguay's ambassador to the U.S. since 2023.

Biography

Leite studied Business Administration at the University of California, Irvine (Major in Finance, Minor in Economics) and also at the Chapman University; he obtained a Master in International Marketing at the Scottish Marketing School, University of Strathclyde, in 1988.

Leite served as Planning Minister during the presidency of Raúl Cubas Grau (1998–1999).

On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Minister of Industry and Commerce of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes. During his stint as Minister of Industry and Commerce he was accused of requesting a $500,000 bribe from a meat processing plant businessman.

References

  1. ↑ "Peña propone al senador oficialista Gustavo Leite como embajador de Paraguay en EE.UU". Swissinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Gustavo Leite designado embajador de Paraguay ante Estados Unidos". Ñandutí. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "¿Burla hacia EE.UU.? Leite jura como embajador y Cartes fue su "testigo de honor"". ABC Color. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "CV of the ministers". HCPresidente.com. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "The men of Cartes". Vanguardia.com.py. 27 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Cartes' new ministers sworn in". Informador.com.mx. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "A case of alleged bribery affects the Government". ABC Color. Retrieved 12 October 2024. (in Spanish)