Jorge Diaz

Jorge Diaz is the president of the Hispanic Commonwealth.

Appointment
Diaz was leader of the Hispanic Commonwealth's opposition party. Following the assassination of the president, General Antonio Rodriguez, on 18 February 2144, Diaz proclaimed himself the HC's first democratic president, commenting: It's time we had a government which shared the wealth with all our people. Diaz declined aid from the Intercombine Police in the hunt for the assassins who killed Rodriguez, claiming that the HC would handle the investigation themselves.

Links with terrorism
Diaz's organisation, the Blinding Light Guerrillas, has been linked to "R".

International relations
Diaz enjoys hostile relations with Madeleine Clarke, president of the HC's northerly neighbour, the North American Union. On 7 March 2144, following days of tense negotiations with Francisco Cruz, he agreed to accept the New Amigos states of Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico into the HC, proclaiming: The new Hispanic Commonwealth will be a beacon of freedom and prosperity to Latino people everywhere. President Clarke vowed that she would fight the secession of territory to the HC all the way to the World Congress.