Gustavo Velasquez Explained

Gustavo Velasquez
Office:Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
President:Barack Obama
Term Start:June 24, 2014
Term End:January 20, 2017
Predecessor:John D. Trasviña
Successor:Anna María Farías
Birth Date:1 December 1972
Birth Place:Oaxaca, Mexico
Party:Democratic
Children:2
Education:University of Pennsylvania (BA, MPA)

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.

Education

Velasquez 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

He 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 4.2.20. 2020-04-02. California Governor. en. 2020-04-03.
  2. Web site: Gustavo F. Velasquez. portal.hud.gov. 2016-07-12.
  3. Web site: Bio of Gustavo F. Velasquez ohr. ohr.dc.gov. 2016-07-13.
  4. Web site: News – Toledo Fair Housing Center. www.toledofhc.org. 2016-07-13. 2016-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160704064505/http://www.toledofhc.org/index.php/news. dead.
  5. Web site: Mayoral Appointments, September 3, 2003; Robert Bobb, etc.. www.dcwatch.com. 2016-07-13.
  6. Web site: Bio of Gustavo F. Velasquez ohr. ohr.dc.gov. 2016-07-13.
  7. News: Prejudice lives on, even in enlightened D.C.. Washington Post. 2016-07-13.
  8. Web site: Gustavo Velásquez tomará riendas de LEDC El Tiempo Latino Noticias de Washington DC. eltiempolatino.com. 25 September 2013 . 2016-07-13.
  9. Web site: PN1349 – Nomination of Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 113th Congress (2013–2014). 2014-06-19. www.congress.gov. 2016-07-12.
  10. Web site: Banking Committee.
  11. Web site: Senate Confirms Gustavo Velasquez as HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Arc. The. 2014-06-23. The Capitol Insider. 2016-07-12.
  12. Web site: 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. 2016-07-13.
  13. Web site: The Truth's Articles. www.thetruthtoledo.com. 2016-07-13.
  14. Web site: Housing center celebrates debut of WGTE-TV film. 2015-04-24. 2016-07-13.

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