HomeDiplomatic Security Service Memorial...Joaquim Zapata Romero hide Joaquim Zapata Romero Foreign Service National Deceased April 16, 1984 Joaquim Alfredo Zapata Romero, Foreign Service National, died on April 16, 1984, in San Salvador, El Salvador. The Regional Security Office investigator was shot by five armed men. Back to DSS Memorial Tags Bureau of Diplomatic Security Diplomatic Security Service Memorial