Not to be confused with Gabriel Iglesias.

This editor is a WikiGnome.

This user is a participant in WikiProject United States Government.

This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. ( verify)

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

35	This user has visited 35 of the 208 countries in the world.

My interests on Wikipedia include anything from international relations to astronomy to video games. As a detail-oriented editor, I identify as a WikiGnome. As such, most of my edits are typo fixes, grammatical improvements, bolding main subjects and abbreviations, citations, Wikilinks, disambiguation pages, redirects, and category pages. In my view, improving the little details helps improve the bigger picture overall. On occasion, I do create articles of my own and make effort to substantially improve stubs (see projects below).

Pages created

Articles

Disambiguation pages

Templates

• Template:United States Assistant Secretaries of State
• Template:Antioch College

Categories

Project pages

Pages to be created

My current Wikipedia to-do list

• Expand U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets and Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
• Update Ambassadors of the United States, list of ambassadors to the United States, and list of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
• Add succession boxes for various U.S. ambassadors and officials
• Update and expand infoboxes for various U.S. ambassadors and officials
• Clean and update references for various U.S. ambassadors, officials, and government agencies
• Find OIG reports for expanding government agency infoboxes
• Fix bolding in lead paragraphs, per MOS:BOLDTITLE and MOS:BOLDSYN
• De-capitalize section headings, per MOS:SECTIONCAPS
• Tag article talk pages with the appropriate English variant, per MOS:TIES
• Tag article talk pages for WP:USGOV
• Invite editors to WikiProject United States Government
• Search for information from the State Department's Office of the Inspector General and Office of the Historian to expand State Department-related articles
• Starting January 20, 2017, update government officials to reflect end of terms (i.e. any politically-appointed Assistant Secretaries of State, Under Secretaries of State, Ambassadors, etc. who are stepping down)
• Edit Assistant Secretary and Ambassador articles to update the appointer in the infobox (Many say Barack Obama or John Kerry, but should be changed to the general post)
• Clean up the mess that is the Model United Nations article
• Update Foreign Affairs Policy Board
• Expand State Department bureau articles with information from the Congressional Budget Justification
• Add Peace Corps alumni to Peace Corps volunteer category (and alumni of other programs)

Scripts, gadgets, and other shortcuts I use

• HotCat
• Twinkle
• delsort.js
• AutoWikiBrowser

COI declarations

In accordance with Wikipedia's conflict of interest policies, I declare my connection with the subjects of the following articles.

• United States Diplomacy Center - Former intern at the State Department
• Antioch College - Alumnus
• Olive Kettering Library - Alumnus of Antioch College
• Bureau of Public Affairs - Former intern at the State Department
• Bureau of International Organization Affairs - Former intern at the State Department
• Tom Manley (college president) - Alumnus of Antioch College
• Foreign Service Institute - Staff

Contributions to State Department articles

Per 5 FAM 777 in the Foreign Affairs Manual:

"Employees, acting in their private capacity, may establish personal blogs, wikis, or any other collaborative forum; however, the provisions of 3 FAM 4172.1-3 must be followed. Any posting to a wiki or blog that contains information "of official concern" to the Department must be cleared through PA (for domestic employees) or Chief of Mission (for employees serving abroad), unless being referenced from existing publicly available information. No employee shall accept compensation from any source other than the United States Government for writing that relates to the employee's official duties."

Edit conflicts and discussions I have been involved in

• Visa policy of the United States
• Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
• Rex Tillerson picked as Secretary of State
• Russian interference in the 2016 United States election
• 2016 election of Donald Trump
• Rex Tillerson's Wikipedia picture

Wikipedia presence elsewhere

• User page on Wikimedia Commons
• User page on the Japanese Wikipedia

Some useful editing guidelines, tools, and pages

The Daily Dose

Michel Patrick Boisvert

• Acting prime minister of Haiti Ariel Henry resigns, and is replaced by Michel Patrick Boisvert (pictured) while the Transitional Presidential Council is sworn in.
• The Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, wins the most seats in the Solomon Islands general election but falls short of a majority.
• NASA announces that the Voyager 1 space probe is sending readable data for the first time in five months.
• The HDZ-led coalition wins the most seats in the Croatian parliamentary election but falls short of a majority.
• Ich­thy­o­titan, the largest known marine reptile, is formally described.

Wikipedia-notable people I've met

Userbox gallery

General This user is a citizen of the United States of America. This user is male. This user was born and raised in California. SD This user lives in or hails from San Diego. This user is interested in higher education. This user enjoys philosophy. This user is interested in political science. This user is interested in history. INFJ This user has an INFJ Myers–Briggs Type Indicator E3 This user is an Enneagram Type 3 This user browses with Google Chrome. This user listens to NPR. This user wears glasses. 29Y This Wikipedian was born on 03 November 1994 and is 29 years, 5 months, and 29 days old. This user uses Gmail as a primary email service. This user eats potatoes. This user is interested in Public Policy. This user is an advanced mathematician. , This user supports the use of the Oxford comma. This user has studied at the US Foreign Service Institute at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center.

Wikipedia

This user has been a member of Wikipedia since September 20, 2012. tyop typo This user is a member of the Wikipedia Typo Team. This editor is a WikiGnome. 11Y This Wikipedian joined Wikipedia on September 20, 2012 (11 years, 7 months, 1 week and 4 days ago). 39% This user has been a Wikipedian for 39.4% of his life. no ads This user is against commercials in Wikipedia. This user has pending changes reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. ( verify) This user uses AutoWikiBrowser to quickly make repetitive edits. This user is a participant in WikiProject United States Government. This user is a participant in WikiProject International relations. This user participates in WikiProject United Nations. This user participates in WikiProject Biography. This user is a member of WikiProject Categories to improve Wikipedia categorization. This user is a participant in WikiProject Redirect. This user is a member of WikiProject Deletion sorting. This user is a member of the Welcoming Committee of Wikipedia! This user is signed up for the Feedback Request Service. This user uses HotCat to work with categories. World Bank This user has access to the World Bank eLibrary through The Wikipedia Library Foreign Affairs This user has access to Foreign Affairs through The Wikipedia Library. This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. ( verify)

Travel

35 This user has visited 35 of the 208 countries in the world. This user enjoys travelling. This user has left the planet Earth 0 times. This user has visited the Philippines. This user has visited Italy. This user has visited Switzerland. This user has visited Japan. This user has visited Canada. This user has visited the nation of Georgia. This user has visited Armenia. This user has visited Puerto Rico. This user has visited México. This user has visited Iceland. This user has visited the United Kingdom. This user has visited Hungary. This user has visited Slovakia. This user has visited Austria. This user has visited Spain. This user has visited Belgium. This user has visited France. This user has visited Morocco. This user has visited the United Arab Emirates. This user has visited Bangladesh. This user has visited Thailand. This user has visited Singapore. This user has visited Malaysia. This user has visited Kazakhstan. This user has visited Bhutan. This user has visited Australia. This user has visited Indonesia. This user has visited Nepal. This user has visited Sri Lanka. This user has visited Turkey. This user has visited the Czech Republic. This user has visited Germany. This user has visited the Netherlands. This user has visited Qatar. This user has visited South Korea. This user has visited New Zealand.

Entertainment

This user prefers to play games on a PC. This user uses Steam for digital distribution. This user is a Doctor Who fan. Dr Who This user has been a Doctor Who fan since the Eleventh Doctor. 11th S This user is a Slytherin.

Politics and Philosophy

This user is interested in politics. This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote. This user believes in the power of nonviolence.

Languages

en This user is a native speaker of the English language. カタカナ ひらがな This user can read and write Katakana and Hiragana. 漢字-1 This user has a basic understanding of the Kanji script.

Achievements

NHS This user is a member of National Honor Society. AP This user was awarded National AP Scholar by the College Board

Exam Scores

SAT This user scored 2220 of 2400 on the SAT. 2220 AP This user has obtained a 5 on the Advanced Placement European History examination. AP This user has obtained a 5 on the Advanced Placement United States History examination. AP This user has obtained a 5 on the Advanced Placement Psychology examination. AP This user has obtained a 5 on the Advanced Placement Environmental Science examination. AP This user has obtained a 5 on the Advanced Placement United States Government examination. AP This user has obtained a 4 on the Advanced Placement Art History examination. AP This user has obtained a 4 on the Advanced Placement Biology examination. AP This user has obtained a 4 on the Advanced Placement English Literature examination. AP This user has obtained a 4 on the Advanced Placement English Language examination.