Cynthia Rogers-Gonzalez

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Cynthia Rogers-Gonzalez
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Official Portrait as Ambassador to Mexico, 2012
8th President of Rice University
Assumed office
June 1, 2013
Preceded byDaniel Horowitz
United States Ambassador to Mexico
In office
May 22, 2009 – October 4, 2012
Preceded byPablo Sanchez
Succeeded byTiana Rodriguez
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 24th district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byMartin Frost
Succeeded byDick Manchin
Personal details
Born
Cynthia Tara Rogers

October 12, 1959 (age 60)
Waco, Texas, USA
CitizenshipAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFernando Gonzalez (m. 1991; died 1993)
Parent
  • Ellie Rogers (mother)
Residence(s)Houston, Texas
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Cynthia Tara Rogers-Gonzalez (born October 12, 1959) is an American diplomat and politician who currently serves as the 8th President of Rice University. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Mexico during the first term of the Baharia Administration and as a member of Congress from 2001 to 2005. She is the daughter of former Texas Governor Ellie Rogers, and briefly ran in the 2019 United States Senate special election in Texas before dropping out due to a breast cancer scare. She is currently running for Congress in Texas' 22nd Congressional District.