U.S. State Department: Diplomats In Residence

Each year, the State department assigns Senior Foreign Service Officers to the position of Diplomat in Residence at certain colleges and universities throughout the United States. The DIR program is central to the effort to recruit the best and brightest to represent America's rich diversity to the world.

What Do Diplomats In Residence Do?

DIRs disseminate information about career opportunities not only at their home universities but throughout the region where they are located; they

- Identify and counsel diverse candidates for student and career opportunities;
- Guide candidates through the Foreign Service exam application and examination process;
- Represent the Department at conferences and career fairs;
- Support programs sponsored by Foreign Affairs groups;
- Engage in outreach to the military, professional organizations and other local groups.

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Administrative Support

The Department of State pays the DIR salary and benefits, and Department of State-related travel expenses. The university gives the DIR a "home" in a department, and provides an office, general administrative support, computer links and tech support and a telephone. The Bureau of Human Resources at the State Department administers the program through the placement of officers at host institutions, coordinates with DIRs on local and regional outreach and recruitment activities, and provides logistical and administrative support to the officer.

School Selection

The selection of schools for the program is directly linked to the attainment of the State Department's outreach and recruitment objectives. Factors considered in the identification of potential DIR sites include regional diversity, academic curriculum, size and composition of student population, and level of institutional commitment to preparation of students for careers in international relations and public service. An expression of interest from the school should note how the assignment would contribute to the host institution's program and the State Department's recruitment goals.

Sheldon Austin Florida International University International Relations Department University Park Miami, Florida 33199 E-mail: sea51@yahoo.com	Mark Minton City College of New York New York City, New York Phone: 212-650-5243 E-mail: mminton@ccny.cuny.edu
Jacquie Briggs University of Arizona - Tucson Slonaker House Tucson, AZ 85721-0006 E-mail: jacquie@email.arizona.edu	Ambassador Tibor Nagy University of Oklahoma 3334 W. Main PMB 434 Norman, OK 73072-4805 Phone: 405-325-1438 Fax: 405-325-7454 E-mail: tnagy@ou.edu
Steve Browning University of California, Davis Davis, CA Phone: 530-754-3403 Fax: 530-752-8630 E-mail: sabrowning@ucdavis.edu	Sue Ford Patrick Morehouse College Andrew Young Center-International Affairs 830 Westview Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30314-3773 Phone: 404-681-2800 ext. 2061 Fax: 404-215-2690 E-mail: spatrick@morehouse.edu
Pamela Corey-Archer University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 566 Hamilton Hall, CB 3195 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195 Phone: 919-962-3960 Fax: 919-962-1403 E-mail: diplomat@email.unc.edu	Francis (Paco) Scanlan Tulane University Dept. of Political Science Norman Mayer Building New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5698 Phone: 504-862-8310 Fax: 504-862-8745 E-mail: fscanlan@tulane.edu
Ambassador O.P. Garza University of Texas - Austin Austin, TX E-mail: opgarza@uts.cc.utexas.edu	Ambassador Sylvia Stanfield Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL E-mail: sylvia.stanfield@famu.edu
Richele Keller University of New Mexico Student Services Center, Room 220 Albuquerque, NM 87131-2096 Phone: (505) 277-2718 E-mail: Richelek@unm.edu	Nick Williams Howard University Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center 2218 6th Street NW Washington, DC 20059 Phone: 202- 806-4363 Fax: 202-387 -6951 E-mail: n_m_williams@howard.edu
Alice LeMaistre Jackson State University Office of International Programs 240 Ridge Drive Jackson, MS 39216 Phone: 601-979-3791 Fax: 601-979-3388 E-mail: aclemaistre@hotmail.com

The Department of State is committed to equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment for all without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, disabling condition, political affiliation, marital status, or prior statutory, constitutionally protected activity.

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