09:59 | Washington D.C. (U.S.), Jun. 22.
Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Hugo de Zela brought together leading journalists from Washington D.C., international officials, and U.S. prominent representatives to pay tribute to
The Washington Post's Peruvian journalist Carlos Lozada who won the Pulitzer in 2019 —the most prestigious prize in U.S. journalism.
Lozada won the Pulitzer for his work as a literary critic of non-fiction books, elaborated in a series of articles published this year in one of the most prestigious newspapers in the world.
The jury awarded him the highest award "for his biting and penetrating reviews and essays that unite warm emotion and careful analysis by examining a wide range of books that are about government and the American experience."
Ambassador De Zela conveyed the pride that Peruvian citizens feel in having —for the first time— a fellow citizen among the winners of the most important prize in journalism worldwide.
Carlos Lozada, for his part, expressed his emotional gratitude and indicated that this award has allowed him to reconnect with Peru and the Peruvian community, from which he has received invaluable signs of affection.
Lozada was born in Lima and immigrated to California when he was three years old. He and his family returned to Peru when he was 10, and later moved to the United States to attend university.
He graduated from the
University of Notre Dame in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in economics and government. In 1997, he earned a master's degree in public administration from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at
Princeton University.
Since joining
The Washington Post in 2005, he served as Sunday Outlook editor, national security editor, and economics editor before becoming a nonfiction book critic in 2015.
Participating in the tribute were Adam Kushner, Fred Ryan, Jennifer Rogers, and Julie Tate, along with other Washington Post executive journalists.
Also attending were Moisés Naím, renowned columnist and writer; Peruvian Dr. Elmer Huerta, from the Washington Hospital Center; Marie Arana, from the Library of Congress, among other personalities.
Editor's note: Based on information provided by the Peruvian Embassy in the U.S.
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Published: 6/22/2019