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34 U.S.EMBASSY NEWS
A native of Fresno, California, Mr. Via graduated from Campbell
University, in Boise Creek, North Carolina with a M.S. in Government.
He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration
(BS) from California Polytechnic State University, in San Luis Obispo,
California as a four year R.O.T.C. Scholarship student.
Mr. Via is joined in Luxembourg by his wife Christy N. Via. They have
two children and three grandchildren who all live in the United States.
Mr. Jonathan Fischer arrived in Luxembourg in
early June to serve his second tour in the Foreign
Service. For the next two years, he will work as the
U.S. Embassy’s General Services Officer, responsible
for managing the housing pool, the motor pool, facilities,
procurement, customs and shipping and other
functions central to the effective operation of the mission.
For his first assignment, Jonathan worked in the Consular and Economic
sections in New Delhi, India. During his first year, he conducted visa
interviews for more than 20,000 Indian citizens interested in traveling
to the United States and helped support the American Citizen Services
unit. He then moved to the Economic section to cover retail commerce,
intellectual property rights, drug-pricing policy, and other issues of
interest in the Indian economy.
Prior to joining the State Department, Jonathan taught composition
and creative writing for two years at Eastern Washington University
and then English as a second language for five years in Japan and in
the United States. Both of Jonathan’s degrees are in creative writing,
a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and a Master
of Fine Arts from Eastern Washington University. While pursuing his
first degree, he also spent three months at the University of Poitiers in
France. He speaks French, Japanese, Hindi, and a little bit of German
and hopes to pick up the essentials of Luxembourgish in his time here.
Jonathan and his wife, Maho, came to Luxembourg with their young son,
Dashiell, who was born in India. They are delighted to be living here
and look forward to exploring the city, the country, and the region.
Gunnery Sergeant Henry Gonzalez serves as the
commander for the Marine Guard Detachment which
protects the United States Embassy in Luxembourg.
He was born in Sosua, Dominican Republic and was
raised in Queens, New York. He joined the Marine
Corps in 1996 and has served in various domestic
and overseas assignments including Parris Island, South Carolina, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, Okinawa, Japan, Headquarters Squadron, Marine
Corps Air Station Miramar San Diego, and Camp Pendleton, California.
In December 2008 he was promoted to Gunnery Sergeant and later
assigned to American Embassy in Luxembourg as the Detachment
Commander.
GySgt Gonzalez received his Bachelor of Business Administration with
a concentration in Finance from National University in 2008. He is
married to Rachelle Gonzalez and has one son, Julian X. Gonzalez.
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