2008 Great Immigrants
Cristina V. Beato
Deputy director, Pan American Health Organization
Born in Cuba
Cristina V. Beato serves as deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization that works to improve the health and quality of life in all the countries of the Americas. She previously served as a senior advisor on international nutrition and health literacy to the Department of Health and Human Servicess commissioner of food and drugs. Updated 2009
