Contact us with any questions about finding information. The author, a special assistant to the under secretary for management, served as chief of the Recruitment Division's outreach branch until recently. Each year, the Department places senior Foreign Service officers at colleges and universities to increase awareness of foreign policy issues and career opportunities among groups traditionally under represented at State. One objective is to use the institution as a base for outreach initiatives targeting other colleges and professional groups. Other officers taught courses on transnational foreign policy issues, U.S. counter-narcotics efforts, and U.S. diplomatic history.
Officers often report that they can directly influence foreign affairs programs on college campuses.
Continue Ambassador Gene Scassa , a diplomat in residence at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, discusses the role of an ambassador with students there. Administrators nationwide have expressed their appreciation for the program. The students have been empowered by her class and our faculty enriched. While not readily quantifiable, the program is an integral part of the Department's effort to carry our message to our domestic constituency. Officers in the program have had the opportunity to influence thousands of students and community leaders throughout the United States.