Mr. Antonio Monroig Malatrasi Esq.:
A practicing attorney in Washington, DC, Antonio has compiled a long and distinguished career in public service, both stateside and in Puerto Rico. This has included service as an Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Housing, and Equal Opportunity. Mr. Monroig also served as Administrator of Municipal Services and Chairman of the Board of the Solid Waste Management Authority for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Special Assistant to the Mayor of San Juan. He was General Counsel of the Puerto Rico Cooperative Development Administration, and Deputy Director of the San Juan Legal Services. He was appointed Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, as well as Chairman of the White House Task Force on Hispanic Heritage during President Reagan’s Administration.
Mr. Monroig also has a distinguished career as a political analyst and advisor. He served as Special Consultant on Latin American issues to the Advisory Committee on Foreign Affairs during Senator Bob Dole’s presidential campaign. He is a frequent commentator for national and international radio and television networks on campaigns and political events. He has served as political analyst for radio and television in the U.S.A., Latin America, and Europe, appearing on regular news and talk shows on Univision, Telemundo, Voice of America, Radio Mitre (Argentina), and many others. Mr. Monroig has represented U.S. and foreign companies before international organizations and governments.
Mr. Monroig graduated from the Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 1968). He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Puerto Rico in 1965. Mr. Monroig is admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Virginia. He is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Lasa, Monroig & Veve.