[1] He received the Superior Honor Award[2] from the United States Department of State for his accomplishments as a promoter of the American arts during his 28-year career at the American Embassy in Mexico City.
He then worked for the Foreign Service at the Mexican Consulate in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for several years.
After his career as the cultural attaché in Mexico City, Corona retired from the American Embassy and moved with his family to Austin, Texas, where he and his wife Amelia Corona opened a Mexican food restaurant, which aimed to bring authentic Mexican interior food dishes and cuisine from all the regions of Mexico.
At the time, the majority of the local Mexican restaurants were offering Tex-Mex food.
[3] Javier G. Corona was a prolific artist as well, and had several exhibitions of his work both in Mexico and in the U.S.