Gustavo F. Velasquez is the Director of the California Department of Housing & Community Development.[1] Between 2014 and 2017, Velasquez served as the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Gustavo Velasquez | |
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| Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity | |
| In office June 24, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John D. Trasviña |
| Succeeded by | Anna María Farías |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1972 Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, MPA) |
Education
editVelasquez was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. He received degrees from the University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in Public Administration and Political science; Master’s Degree[2][3] in Government Administration. He also completed the Executive Program on Strategic Planning and Business Transformation at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.[4]
Career
editHe worked for Congreso de Latinos Unidos[5] in Philadelphia, as well as was Director of District of Columbia Office of Latino Affairs (OLA) and the Office of Human Rights (OHR).[6][7] He was Executive Director of the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC)[8] in the District of Columbia.
On January 16, 2014, President Obama nominated Velasquez for Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 19, 2014.[9][10][11][12][13][14] Velasquez served in this role until January 20, 2017.
On April 2, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Velasquez the Director of the Department of Housing & Community Development.
References
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- ^ "Gustavo F. Velasquez". portal.hud.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "Bio of Gustavo F. Velasquez | ohr". ohr.dc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "News – Toledo Fair Housing Center". www.toledofhc.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "Mayoral Appointments, September 3, 2003; Robert Bobb, etc". www.dcwatch.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "Bio of Gustavo F. Velasquez | ohr". ohr.dc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "Prejudice lives on, even in enlightened D.C." Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "Gustavo Velásquez tomará riendas de LEDC | El Tiempo Latino | Noticias de Washington DC". eltiempolatino.com. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "PN1349 – Nomination of Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 113th Congress (2013–2014)". www.congress.gov. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "Banking Committee".
- ^ Arc, The (2014-06-23). "Senate Confirms Gustavo Velasquez as HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity". The Capitol Insider. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "Nominations of: Stanley Fischer, Jerome H. Powell, Lael Brainard, Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, and J. Mark McWatters : hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, on nominations of: Stanley Fischer, to be a member and vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Jerome H. Powell, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Lael Brainard, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, to be an assistant secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; J. Mark McWatters, to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, March 13, 2014 – Search UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "The Truth's Articles". www.thetruthtoledo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "Housing center celebrates debut of WGTE-TV film". 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-13.