VOL. XXXI

NO. 45

15-AUGUST-1988

OPEC

Tamariz Appointed New Ecuadorian Energy Minister

President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, the new Social Democratic President ofEcuador, has appointed Mr. Diego Tamariz as the country's Energy and MinesMinister, replacing Dr. Fernando Santos-Alvite. Mr. Tamariz, a banker, wastrained as a chemical engineer and holds an M.A. degree in Business Administration from Harvard University. The newminister pledged his country'sfull support for OPEC in his first public speech...