▁and ▁Far si . ▁She ▁would ▁later ▁also ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁( where ▁she ▁earned ▁her ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁International ▁Studies ) ▁and ▁the ▁George ▁C . ▁Marshall ▁European ▁Center ▁for ▁Security ▁Studies . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Font es ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁l ia ison ▁in ▁Min sk . ▁She ▁spent ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁in ▁T aj ik istan ▁serving ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁US ▁military ▁representative ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁the ▁US ▁Def ense ▁Att ach é ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁T aj ik ist ani ▁Civil ▁War ▁was ▁ending . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁field ▁grade ▁officer ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁Global ▁War ▁on ▁T error , ▁Font es ▁served ▁at ▁US ▁Central ▁Command ▁J 5 ▁over see ing ▁issues ▁of ▁political - mil it ary ▁co operation ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Com b ined ▁Forces ▁Command ▁- ▁Afghan istan ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Kab ul ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁David ▁Bar no ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁C J 5 ▁staff ▁for ▁political - mil it ary ▁coord ination . ▁Her ▁staff ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁keeping ▁General ▁Bar no ▁" on ▁message ", ▁over see ing ▁the ▁policies ▁impact ing ▁military ▁operations , ▁and ▁performing ▁l ia ison ▁work ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁and ▁United ▁Nations ▁Ass istance ▁Mission ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁following ▁Karl ▁E