IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 522 

Recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the International Career 

Advancement Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 

Mr. MEEKS (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the International 

Career Advancement Program. 

Whereas the inaugural class of fellows of the International 

Career Advancement Program (ICAP) occurred in 1997; 

Whereas ICAP’s aim is to bring greater quality and diversity 

to the staffing of senior management and policy-making 

positions in international affairs; 

Whereas ICAP is the only program dedicated to assisting 

highly promising mid-career professionals from underrepresented groups advance to senior positions in international affairs; 

Whereas ICAP Fellows participate in an intensive week-long 

seminar consisting of lectures and discussions designed to 


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prepare participants for the foreign affairs and management challenges encountered by senior officials; 

Whereas the participants discuss the characteristics, values, 

and experiences faced by underrepresented communities 

in international affairs careers and are provided with the 

tools and training to strengthen their leadership capacities and advancement potential; 

Whereas the Fellows gain greater appreciation for the importance of diversity for effective and principled United 

States leadership, and increase their ability to achieve 

success in their careers; 

Whereas over 500 people have participated in the program 

and several have gone on to rise to the rank of United 

States Ambassador, establish their own nonprofit organizations, and lead companies; 

Whereas the ICAP Alumni Association continues the work of 

ICAP to offer its members opportunities to network, 

mentor, build skills, and engage in community outreach; 

Whereas The Economist magazine recognized ICAP in 2015 

as a Top 10 ethnicity employee network; and 

Whereas the founder and director of ICAP, Dr. E. Thomas 

Rowe, was named one of the Top 50 Diversity Figures 

in Public Life in 2015: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes that the United States needs to 

3 draw on the full diversity and talents of all Ameri4 cans in order for the United States to be effective, 

5 innovative, and globally competitive; 


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1 (2) calls on the Secretary of State, pursuant to 

2 the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal 

3 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), to provide atten4 tion and oversight to the employment, retention, and 

5 promotion of traditionally underrepresented groups 

6 and promote a diverse representation among mid7 and senior-level career professionals through pro8 grams such as the International Career Advance9 ment Program (ICAP); 

10 (3) commends Dr. E. Thomas Rowe for his life11 long commitment to diversity and his belief that the 

12 diversity of American society should be reflected in 

13 its leadership; and 

14 (4) recognizes the important impact ICAP has 

15 had on the lives of its fellows and in advancing the 

16 interests and values of the United States around the 

17 world. 

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