Dr. Aldo A. Aguirre specializes in strategic planning, team coordination, and policy development. Dr. Aguirre has led international development trade efforts on behalf of PaycardUSA; the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch; and the Consular Chamber of Commerce. He serves as chairman of the executive committee for the Consular Chamber of Commerce; he is a member of the board of directors of the Latin Business Association, Los Angeles, California; a member of the Nevada Consular Corps; the U.S. Membership Committee Chair for the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC), and serves on the board of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. Aldo earned a doctorate in Arts Policy and Administration from The Ohio State University and a M.A. in Bilingual Education from Texas A&M University. He is the Honorary Vice Consul of Guatemala for Nevada.
Marketing to Central and South America
In 1989, Graham Mosley, one of the owners of the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels, Texas, appointed Dr. Aldo A. Aguirre Director of Latin American Marketing, with the mandate to establish new markets for the firm in Mexico, and Central and South America. During his tenure in this capacity, Aguirre developed new contacts and branded the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in these markets. Aguirre created free junior and adult tennis clinics, whereby local residents could get a tasting of the Aussie style of instruction. Aguirre set up successful clinics in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama. He also established strong relationships with their national tennis federations. The firm found the outreach effort so effective that they sent Aguirre to promote the company in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Establishing Roots in Las Vegas
In 1991, Aguirre moved to Las Vegas with the purpose of tending to his aging parents. He soon became involved with the local business community, as a board member on the Latin Chamber of Commerce Nevada (www.lvlcc.com). Aldo helped to establish the International Trade Committee and spearheaded collaborative agreements between the Mexican Gerneral Consulate and the Latin Chamber. He also facilitated a partnership with the Los Angeles-based Latin Business Association, where Aldo was also a board member. Aldo later chaired the Latin Chamber’s Business Development Committee. Aldo was also active in the national movement to establish North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), hosting an event at the Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas, featuring the Guatemalan Ambassador and the Ambassador of Honduras, as well as Former Governor Bob Miller. Aguirre established Alianza Consulting Group in 2005, after consulting for six years with the state government of Nevada.
Diplomatic Corps
The government of Guatemala appointed Dr. Aldo A. Aguirre as Honorary Vice Consul of Guatemala in Las Vegas, Nevada, in November of 2003. He later received approval from the United States Department of State. Aldo is a member of the Nevada Consular Corps. He is a founding member of the Consular Chamber of Commerce (www.consul.cc), a global business organization comprised of members of the international consular community, corporations, and consular emissaries, affiliated with the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC - www.ficacworld.org).
Dr. Aldo A. Aguirre, Ph.D., Principal