0 0 7 . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁colon el . ▁She ▁was ▁subsequently ▁assigned ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Security ▁Ass istance ▁Office ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Font es ▁began ▁a ▁one - year ▁tour ▁at ▁Maz ar - i - Sh ar if ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Regional ▁Command ▁North , ▁the ▁NAT O ▁command ▁of ▁occupation ▁forces ▁in ▁Northern ▁Afghan istan . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁fifteen ▁fell ows ▁at ▁the ▁We ather head ▁Center ▁for ▁International ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁Career ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁officer ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁approved ▁Font es ' s ▁promotion ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Following ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ' s ▁J oint ▁Military ▁Att ach é ▁School ▁( where ▁she ▁was ▁class ▁leader ), ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁the ▁US ▁Def ense ▁Att ach é ▁to ▁India . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁general ▁officer ▁sent ▁to ▁India ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁position . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁then - National ▁Security ▁Ad visor ▁Michael ▁F lyn n ▁named ▁Font es , ▁a ▁colle ague ▁from ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Int elligence ▁Agency , ▁to ▁be ▁the