Diplomats in Residence (DIRs) are career Foreign Service Officers and Specialists located throughout the U.S. who provide guidance and advice on careers, internships, and fellowships to students and professionals in the communities they serve. Diplomats in Residence represent 16 population-based regions that encompass the United States. These Foreign Service officials have roles similar to those of corporate or collegiate recruiters: traveling in an assigned region, planning recruitment events, and acting as a resource for anyone interested in a career with the United States Department of State.[1]
The first Diplomat in Residence was Charles F. Baldwin, one time US Ambassador to Malaysia, at the University of Virginia in 1965. The term was created in the tradition of the University of Virginia's Writer in Residence and Historian in Residence.[2]
Regions
edit- Northwest (AK, Northern CA, OR, WA) – represented by Ryan M. Gliha, who sits at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Southern California (Southern CA, HI, NV) – represented by Katelyn Choe, who sits at the University of California, Los Angeles.
- Southwest (AZ, NM, Western TX) – represented by Antoinette Hurtado, who sits at the University of New Mexico.
- Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY) – represented by Denver Herren, who sits at the University of Denver.
- Texas (TX) – represented Kris Sivertson, sits at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Central South (AR, LA, MS, OK) – represented by Shane Hough, who sits at Tulane University.
- Central (KS, MO, NE, ND, SD) – represented by Sara Steely, who sits at the University of Oklahoma.
- Midwest (IA, IL, MN,WI) – represented by Susan Falatko, who sits at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
- North Central (IN, KY, MI, OH) – represented by Lou Fintor, who sits at the University of Michigan.
- South (AL, GA, TN) – represented by Saul Hernandez , who sits at Morehouse College.
- Florida (FL) – represented by Mignon Houston, who sits at Florida International University.
- Mid-Atlantic (NC, SC, VA) – represented by Stephanie Hutchison, who sits at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.
- New York Metro (NJ, NY, PA) – represented by Kyla Brooke, who sits at the City College of New York.
- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) – represented by Michelle Kayser, who sits at Tufts University.
- DC Metro (DC, WV, DE, MD), – represented by Darion Akins, who sits at Howard University.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Diplomats in Residence". careers.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "University Chooses Chas. Baldwin For New Residence Post". State Department Newsletter: 18. November 1964 – via Hathitrust.
- ^ "Diplomats in Residence".
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