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Deputy Under Secretary Gonzalez's Activities in Rural America

Deputy Under Secretary Gonzalez with panelists>> November 2002, Illinois.  Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Gilbert Gonzalez visited the Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone to recognize the efforts of individuals and organizations that are helping the region achieve economic growth and recovery. Pictured:  Mr. Gonzalez (left) with State Director Doug Wilson and members of the Pulaski County Development Association, which received a $247,300 Rural Business Enterprise Grant to construct a building in the Mounds Business Park.

Deputy Under Secretary Gonzalez with panelists>> October 2002, Washington, DC.  Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Gilbert Gonzalez (fourth from left) joined panel moderator Steve Goldsmith and panelists Gary Garczynski, Dr. Tom Laird, Terri Montague, and Michael Rubinger to discuss affordable homes as part of the White House Initiative on Increasing Minority Homeownership. President Bush and Secretary Veneman addressed the group later in the day.
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Official Portrait of Deputy Under Secretary Gonzalez<< October 2002.  Deputy Under Secretary Gilbert Gonzalez is named one of 2002's most influential hispanics by Hispanic Business, Inc.
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Check presentation ceremony

<< October 2002, California.  Deputy Under Secretary Gonzalez (left) and California State Director Paul Venosdel (center) presented a $50,000 ceremonial check to Clifford Young (right) of the California State University at San Bernardino to help establish a Southwest Border Small Business Technical Assistance Center on campus. (Learn more...)

 

 

Chamber of Commerce meeting

>> October 2002, California.  At the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, Deputy Under Secretary Gonzalez (second from left) and California State Director Paul Venosdel (right) participated in a panel to discuss economic development in the Southwest Border region.

Mr. Gonzalez at the dais with RBS Administrator Rosso and Jim Haskell of RBS>> July 2002, Washington, DC.  Deputy Under Secretary Gilbert Gonzalez makes notes while public comments are being given on implementation of the Agricultural Innovation Center Demonstration Program. The demonstration program was created with the passage of the 2002 Farm Bill.
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Pictured (L to R):  John Rosso, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS); Mr. Gonzalez; Jim Haskell, RBS.

Deputy Under Secretary Gonzalez with Desert Communities EZ leaders<< April 2002, California.  During a visit to California, Deputy Under Secretary Gilbert Gonzalez toured a mobile clinic financed by Rural Development through the Desert Communities Empowerment Zone grant funds.
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Signing of the FUTURO agreement>> February 2002, Texas.  Rural Development signed the agreement to designate Middle Rio Grande FUTURO as a rural Empowerment Zone.

Photo: Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Gilbert G. Gonzalez, Jr., FUTURO Communities Board Chairman Oscar Garcia, U.S. Representative Henry Bonilla and Tammye Trevino-Carpenteryro, FUTURO Communities CEO, at the signing.


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