Joaquín Méndez
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Died20th Century
OccupationsAmbassador to the United States, Journalist, Poet, and Diplomat
Yearsactive9 (as Ambassador)
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| Died | 20th Century |
| Occupations | Ambassador to the United States, Journalist, Poet, and Diplomat |
| Years active | 9 (as Ambassador) |
Joaquín Méndez was a poet, journalist, politician, and a Guatemalan diplomat that work closely with President Manuel Estrada Cabrera throughout his career, which lasted from 1898 to 1920. He was the director of Tipografía Nacional de Guatemala (National Typography of Guatemala), minister of promotion, editor of La Locomotora (a magazine from the ministry of the government, its purpose was to direct the people), and he was the Guatemalan ambassador to the United States government. He represented Guatemala and as representative he signed the Treaty of Versailles after the First World War.