International Relations Director

Agustin ("Gus") De La Rosa, Jr., is director of the International Relations Office of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He serves as the department's primary contact for public and private entities concerned with international activities.

He is also a liaison to the Governor's Office, the Secretary of State’s Office, and other state and federal agencies on international forums. These include the U.S-Mexico Bridges and Border Crossings Group and the U.S.-Mexico Binational Border Joint Working Committee on Border Transportation Planning and Programming. He is a table representative for transportation and border-crossings issues on the Border Governors’ Conference.

De La Rosa joined TxDOT in 1994 as director of field operations with the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) and served as the director of the program from March 1998 until August 2001. He joined the department after 20 years of service in the U.S. Army, from which he retired with the rank of major.

In addition to assignments at various U.S. military posts, he served in Somalia, El Salvador and Germany. His military commendations include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

A native of Harlingen, he earned a bachelor's degree in business from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene in 1974. He earned a master's degree in government in 1985 from Campbell University.

De La Rosa has been active as a youth-activities coach for baseball. He and his wife, Diana, have two children (Manny and Veronica) and three grandchildren.