34 U.S.EMBASSY NEWS A native <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>Luxembo</strong>urg by his wife Christy N. Via. <strong>The</strong>y have two children and three grandchildren who all live in the United States. Mr. Jonathan Fischer arrived in <strong>Luxembo</strong>urg 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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>American</strong> Citizen Services unit. He then moved to the Economic section to cover retail commerce, intellectual property rights, drug-pricing policy, and other issues <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> Jonathan’s degrees are in creative writing, a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts from the University <strong>of</strong> Washington and a Master <strong>of</strong> Fine Arts from Eastern Washington University. While pursuing his first degree, he also spent three months at the University <strong>of</strong> Poitiers in France. He speaks French, Japanese, Hindi, and a little bit <strong>of</strong> German and hopes to pick up the essentials <strong>of</strong> <strong>Luxembo</strong>urgish in his time here. Jonathan and his wife, Maho, came to <strong>Luxembo</strong>urg with their young son, Dashiell, who was born in India. <strong>The</strong>y 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 <strong>Luxembo</strong>urg. 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 <strong>American</strong> Embassy in <strong>Luxembo</strong>urg as the Detachment Commander. GySgt Gonzalez received his Bachelor <strong>of</strong> 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. Assurez votre performance grâce à l’acquisition de nouvelles compétences Découvrez notre catalogue de formations innovantes en 12 thématiques Inscrivez-vous sur www.sitec.lu SITec® - CRP Henri Tudor 29, avenue John F. Kennedy L-1855 <strong>Luxembo</strong>urg Tél. : +352 42 59 91 – 300 Fax : +352 42 59 91 – 777 formation@tudor.lu
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