U.S. Department of State Careers: Diplomats on Campus

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Each year, the U.S. Department of State assigns Senior Foreign Service Officers to the position of Diplomat in Residence (DIR) 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?

Administrative Support

School Selection

Diplomats in Residence for the 2003-2004 Academic Year

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 also

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 U.S. Department of State 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.

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School Selection

The selection of schools for the program is directly linked to the attainment of the U.S. Department of State'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 U.S. Department of State's recruitment goals.

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Diplomats in Residence for the 2003-2004 Academic Year

Clyde Bishop
City College of New York (CCNY)
Room 6141, NAC Building
Convent Avenue at 138th Street
New York, NY 10031
Phone: 212-650-5243
Email: cbishop@ccny.cuny.edu

Vlad Sambaiew
University of Oklahoma
International Programs Center
339 West Boyd, Room 400
Norman, OK 73071
Phone: 405-325-1396
Fax: 405-325-7454
E-Mail: vsambaiew@ou.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

Ambassador Janet Sanderson
University of California, Berkeley
Career Center
2111 Bancroft Way
Berkeley CA 94720-4350
Phone: 510-642-8125
Email: caldip@uclink.berkeley.edu

Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas
University of Central Florida
400 Central Florida Blvd.
P.O. Box 160003
Orlando, Florida 32816-0003
Phone: 407-823-3036
E-mail: hethomas@mail.ucf.edu

Francis (Paco) Scanlan
Tulane University
Dept. of Political Science
Norman Mayer Building
New Orleans, LA 70118-5698
Phone: 504-862-8310
Fax: 504-862-8745
E-mail: fscanlan@tulane.edu

Ambassador O.P. Garza
University of Texas - Austin
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Sid Richardson hall 3.325, E2700
Room 3.218
2315 Red River
Austin, TX 78713-8925
Phone: 512-471-7237
Fax: 512-471-1835
E-mail: opgarza@uts.cc.utexas.edu

Ambassador A. Ellen Shippy
University of New Mexico
Student Services Center, Room 229
Albuquerque, NM 87131-2096
Phone: 505-277-9145
E-mail: aeshippy@unm.edu

Ambassador Ronald Godard
University of Illinois at Chicago
509 University Hall (MC 590)
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7128
Phone: (312) 996-5455
Fax: (312) 413-7857
E-mail: rgodar2@uic.edu

Ambassador Sylvia Stanfield
Florida A&M; University
1540 S. Adams, Suite 1
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone: 850-599-3562
Fax: 850-561-2587
E-mail: sylvia.stanfield@famu.edu

Ambassador James Ledesma
Morehouse College
830 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-3773
Phone: 404-681-2800 Ext. 2061
Fax: 404-215-2690
E-mail: jledesma@morehouse.edu

Don Terpstra
UCLA
3250 Public Policy Bldg.
Box 951656
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
Phone: 310-206-2552
Fax: 310-206-0337
E-mail: terpstra@sppsr.ucla.edu

Alice LeMaistre
Jackson State University
Office of International Programs
Phone: 601-979-3647
Fax: 601-979-3388
E-mail: aclemaistre@hotmail.com

Ambassador Sharon Wilkinson
Arizona State University
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: 480-965-8089
E-mail: spwilkin@exchange.asu.edu

Ambassador Roger Meece
Florida International University
International Relations Department
Univeristy Park DM432
Miami, Florida 33199
E-mail: meecer@fiu.edu

Nicholas Williams
Howard University
Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center
2218 6th Street NW
Washington, DC 20059
Phone: 202-806-5904
Fax: 202-387-6951
E-mail: n_m_williams@howard.edu

* These DIRs will be placed by mid September.
Please check this site for contact e-mails and numbers.

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