Angelina Hidalgo Explained

Angelina Hidalgo is a Counselor to the United States Secretary of Homeland Security.^[1]

Education

She has a Bachelor of Science from the United States Coast Guard Academy, and a master's degree in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence University.^[2]

Career

In 2002 she became the second Hispanic-American woman in the United States Coast Guard to command an afloat unit (Katherine Tiongson was the first in 1991).^{[3] [4]}

After that she represented the Coast Guard at the National Counterterrorism Center. She was subsequently promoted to Protocol Officer for the service, in which capacity she worked for the Commandant of the Coast Guard.^[2]

She later worked in Coast Guard operations in Los Angeles, and then at the Coast Guard's intelligence staff in Boston.^[2]

After this she represented the Coast Guard at the National Security Agency Fellowship, and was promoted to become an Operations Ashore commander.^[2]

She was Chief of the Intelligence Department at the United States Coast Guard Cyber Command.^[2]

She was also a Coast Guard fellow with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.^[5]

She was one of the Coast Guard Women's Leadership Initiative's founding members.^[6]

Notable non-military awards

• Latina Style, Inc. Meritorious Service Award (2011)^[1]
• National Latina Symposium Distinguished Service Award^[2]
• Professional Achievement Award for Great Minds in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation Conference (2019)^[1]

Notable military awards

• Coast Guard Achievement Medal^[1]
• Coast Guard Commendation Medal (Gold Star in lieu of 2nd award)^[1]
• Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Coast Guard (Gold Star in lieu of 2nd award)^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.ansomil.org/wp-content/uploads/CAPT-Angelina-Hidalgo-USCG.pdf
2. Web site: CDR Angelina Hidalgo. Technica Magazine.
3. Web site: Hispanic-Americans & The U.S. Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. April 2, 2017. August 5, 2012. https://archive.today/20120805221243/http://www.uscg.mil/history/uscghist/HispanicAmericansChronology.asp. live.
4. Web site: Women & the U. S. Coast Guard. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: United States Coast Guard. Sep 21, 2008. October 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131001094201/http://www.uscg.mil/history/uscghist/WomenChronology.asp. live. Retrieved Sept. 21, 2010
5. Web site: To Compete, Invest in People: Retaining the U.S. Defense Enterprise’s Technical Workforce. Lindsey R.. Sheppard. Morgan. Dwyer. Melissa. Dalton. Angelina. Hidalgo. November 23, 2020. www.csis.org.
6. Web site: CDR Angelina Hidalgo. Technica Magazine.