Gustavo Leite
Paraguayan businessman and politician
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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.[1][2][3]
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Gustavo Leite | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Ambassador of Paraguay to the United States | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2025 | |
| President | Santiago 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 | |
| President | Horacio Cartes |
| Preceded by | Diego Zavala |
| Succeeded by | Liz Cramer |
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| Born | Gustavo Alfredo Leite Gusinky February 28, 1962 |
| Party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse | Paola Serrati |
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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.[4]
Leite served as Planning Minister during the presidency of Raúl Cubas Grau (1998–1999).[5]
On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Minister of Industry and Commerce of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.[6] During his stint as Minister of Industry and Commerce he was accused of requesting a $500,000 bribe from a meat processing plant businessman.[7]
