In Ivory Coast, she coordinated American military protection for foreign nationals when civil war broke out in 2002, and arranged for the evacuation of American citizens who wished to leave. In addition, she worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to aid and resettle refugees fleeing from violence in Liberia who had come to live in camps in Ivory Coast. More than 8,000 refugees were resettled in the United States between 2003 and 2005.