[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E645-E646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ

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                     HON. JENNIFFER GONZALEZ-COLON

                             of puerto rico

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2024

  Mrs. GONZALEZ-COLON. Mr. Speaker, on June 13, 2024, Captain Luis J. 
Rodriguez assumed command of the United States Coast

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Guard Sector San Juan. The change-of-command ceremony is a military 
tradition representing a formal transfer of authority and 
responsibility from one commanding officer to another. The assumption 
of command is one of the most significant appointments in the career of 
a commissioned officer, as it demonstrates their great responsibility 
to lead and serve.
  Captain Rodriguez is a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico. He enlisted in 
the Coast Guard in 1994 and graduated from Officer Candidate School in 
1998. Captain Rodriguez holds a bachelor's degree in criminal Justice 
from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, a master's degree in 
international public policy from Johns Hopkins University, and a master 
of science degree in hemispheric defense and security from the Inter-
American Defense College. Captain Rodriguez is also an Auxiliary 
Colonel in the Puerto Rico Police Department.
  Prior to assuming command of Sector San Juan, Captain Rodriguez 
served as Deputy Director of International Affairs and Foreign Policy 
Advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Previously he worked as 
Deputy Commander at Sector Key West, where he oversaw all Coast Guard 
missions in the Florida Keys. He was also appointed Deputy Chief of 
Enforcement at the Seventh Coast Guard District, as well as Operational 
Plans, Policy, and International Engagement Section Chief, and Sector 
Miami Command Center Chief, among other important leadership roles. He 
also served onboard CGC COURAGEOUS and CGC VIGILANT.
  Captain Rodriguez's work has been crucial to accomplish the U.S. 
Coast Guard's missions in Latin America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Florida 
and Puerto Rico. He is married to Mrs. Glory Ann Acevedo, and together 
are the proud parents of Jesus Javier Rodriguez
  Mr. Speaker, Captain Rodriguez's military career is outstanding, and 
I am confident that the U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan will continue 
to excel under his able leadership. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
commending Captain Luis J. Rodriguez for his dedicated career of 
service and wishing Sector San Juan many years of success

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