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Emilio González | |
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| Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |
| In office December 21, 2005 – April 18, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Aguirre |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Mayorkas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emilio Tomás González December 21, 1956 Cuba |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of South Florida, Tampa (BA) Tulane University (MA) Naval War College (MS) University of Miami (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
Emilio Tomás González (born December 21, 1956) is a Partner and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee at Ducenta Squared Asset Management, a minority-owned and operated fixed income firm.
Prior to this, he served as City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Miami. He was appointed by Mayor Francis Suarez in December 2017 and ratified by the Miami City Commission in January 2018. He served in that position until February 2020.[1]
He previously served as Aviation Director and CEO of Miami International Airport and the Miami Dade County Aviation Department from April 2013 to December 2017.
Gonzalez has held private sector executive positions and served as Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),[2][3] an Under Secretary position within the Department of Homeland Security. Appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2005, he led an organization of more than 17,000 federal and contract employees responsible for processing of immigration benefits. Gonzalez announced his resignation on March 13, 2008, and it became effective on April 18.
He also served as Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council. In this capacity he served as a key national security and foreign policy advisor to President Bush and Condoleezza Rice.
Gonzalez has served as CEO of Indra USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Indra Sistemas, Spain's largest IT provider, as well as running his own consulting company.
- ^ Flechas, Joey (January 16, 2020). "Emilio González, the most powerful administrator in Miami's government, resigns". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Fears, Darryl (December 1, 2006). "U.S. Citizenship Process Is Getting a History Test". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ^ Presidential Nomination: Emilio Tomas Gonzalez