The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has elected Jeffrey H. Fischer, James P. Shinehouse and Ephraim Zion to its board of governors. The new governors will assume their duties at the next GIA board of governors' meeting in New York in May. Fischer is president of Fischer Diamonds Inc. in New York City and of Fischer Diamonds Ltd. in Israel. He currently serves as president of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, vice chair of the World Diamond Council, a board of directors' member for the Jewelers Vigilance Committee, and past president of the Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association of America, among other activities.

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