Israel Hernandez

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For the Cuban athlete with the same name, see Israel Hernández.
Israel Hernandez

Israel Hernández served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Promotion and Director-General of the United States Commercial Service under President George W. Bush. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3, 2005. This U.S. government agency is a global trade office with presence in more than 47 states and 80 countries to protect and advance U.S. trade interestes abroad and provides international business advocacy assistance at the federal, state and local level. In January 2009, Hernandez was appointed to the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN) for a five-year term at the United States Trade Representative's Office in the Executive Office of the President.

History

Israel Hernández graduated from the

The Bush School of Government and Public Service in public policy with an emphasis in business at Texas A&M University
in 1999. In 2009, Mr. Hernandez was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Young Texas Ex Alumni Award from his alma mater.

Hernandez worked for President Bush in the Office of Strategy as Director of Voter Contact in the

Bush-Cheney 2000 presidential campaign. He also served in Bush's campaign for and first term as Governor of Texas
.

Hernandez first joined the

Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign
, Hernandez served as the liaison between the White House and the Bush-Cheney campaign.

Hernández testified before the

CIA leak grand jury investigation in July 2005.[1]

Hernández is openly gay.[2]

In 2013, Hernández was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case.[3]

See also

References

  1. New York Times
    , August 3, 2005
  2. New York Times
    , February 21, 2007
  3. ^ Avlon, John (28 February 2013). "The Pro-Freedom Republicans Are Coming: 131 Sign Gay Marriage Brief". The Daily Beast.

External links

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