This week, our guest speaker is Lieutenant Colonel Gilberto S. Perez, Chief, Cyber/Operations Research Analyst/Weather Assignments, Air Force Colonels Management Office. He conducts senior leader talent management and coordinates personnel actions for 300 Active Duty Colonels and Colonel- Selects for the Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Air Force, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel.
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As a native of Tampa, Florida, Lieutenant Colonel Perez entered the Air Force after graduating Leto High School in 2002 and received his commission through the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2007. He has served in operational communication units within the fixed, tactical, and executive environments, along with being deployed in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
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Prior to his current assignment, he was student at U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is married to the former Angeline Teope of Tampa, Florida and has four children: Penelope, Leila, Lorenzo, and Alexander.
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Our Rotary Club is fortunate to have so many members with wonderful contacts such that we are able to attract a wide variety of newsworthy, sought-after speakers! The diversity of our speakers reflects the diverse interests of our members.
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This week, our guest speaker was Judge Zia M. Faruqui who was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge on September 14, 2020.  He received a B.A. and J.D. from Georgetown University.  Following law school, he was a litigation associate at Willkie Farr in Washington, D.C., where he focused on government investigations and general commercial litigation.  
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Judge Faruqui then served for twelve years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in St. Louis and Washington D.C.  While there, he prosecuted cases involving terrorists use of cryptocurrency, North Korean weapons proliferation, darknet sites dedicated to child exploitation, and the theft of antiquities.  He also represented the Department of Justice at numerous conferences across the globe on financial crimes, cryptocurrency, and national security issues.
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Missed the meeting? Use the link below to hear a replay of past speakers and to learn about upcoming speakers: https://rotaryclubdc.org/our-speakers/
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Our Rotary Club is fortunate to have so many members with wonderful contacts such that we are able to attract a wide variety of newsworthy, sought-after speakers! The diversity of our speakers reflects the diverse interests of our members.
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#DCRotaryClub #hybridmeeting
#clubmeeting #zoommeeting #newsworthy #guestspeaker #RotaryInternational #RI #RotaryDistrict7620 #ImagineRotary ...

Today is the International #PeaceDay and we celebrate and highlight #peace as an essential element of the #Rotary mission.

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Peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We see peace not as an abstract concept but as a living, dynamic expression of human development.

Rotary helps people put peacebuilding into practice. Learn how at the link in our bio. ...