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 Diplomats on Campus
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 2004-2005 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.
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.
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.
Diplomats in Residence for the 2004-2005 Academic Year
Bill McGlynn*
Arizona State University
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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
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Ambassador David Litt*
Duke University
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Ambassador Sylvia Stanfield
Florida A&M; University
Office of International Education &
Development
305 North, Perry-Paige Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
TEL: (805) 599-3562
FAX: (805) 561-2587
E-mail: SYLVIA.STANFIELD@famu.edu
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Mark Boulware*
Florida International University
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Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater*
Howard University
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Ambassador Arlene Render*
Spelman College
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Ambassador Joe Sullivan*
Tulane University
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Ambassador Janet A. Sanderson
University of California, Berkeley
Career Center Room 212J
2111 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-4350
phone: 510-642-8125
E-mail: caldip@berkeley.edu
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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
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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
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Ambassador Larry Napper*
University of Houston
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Deborah Schwartz
University of Illinois/Chicago
509 University Hall MC 590
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312-996-5455
E-Mail: dschwar@uic.edu
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Ambassador Mary Pendleton*
University of Memphis
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Ambassador A. Ellen Shippy
University of New Mexico
Career Services, MSC06 3710
Student Services Center, Room 220
Albuquerque, NM 87131-2096
Phone: 505-277-9145
E-mail: aeshippy@unm.edu
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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
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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
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Florita Sheppard*
University of Texas at Austin
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* These DIRs will be placed by mid September.
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