‘Walking her talk’, Lynessa Griffith, Diplomat and Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of Grenada to the Russian Federation, embodies how networking can be an effective career tool. In this interview she shares how such an approach has been pivotal for transitioning to a career in foreign policy.
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Navigating two identities while also experiencing a new sense of your roots is what Sheryn Barham is going through. Sheyrn is a Palestinian diplomat representing the State of Palestine in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has previously worked as a consultant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense. She holds an MA in Diplomacy and International Relations from the Diplomatic School of Spain, an MA in International Relations from the Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLASCO) in Ecuador, and a BA in International Relations from Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
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Jennifer Shin is a Korean-American U.S. Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, China. In 2017, she was the recipient of the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship. The fellowship, funded by the U.S. State Department, is a highly competitive program where fellows are given the opportunity to study in a two-year master’s degree program and enter the United States Foreign Service upon completion of the Foreign Service entry requirements.
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Ambassador Laura S. H. Holgate is Vice President of Materials Risk Management at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. She is responsible for designing and executing NTI’s activities to prevent nuclear terrorism. While promoting cooperation between the United States and key partners on nuclear and radiological security.
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Nirupama Menon Rao is a retired Indian diplomat, Foreign Secretary, and Ambassador. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1973. During her four-decade-long diplomatic career, she was India’s first woman spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, the first woman High Commissioner from her country to Sri Lanka, and the first Indian woman Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. She served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2009-2011. In 2011, she was appointed India’s Ambassador to the United States and served a two year term.
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Irish Diplomat Kate Oliver spoke to Women in Foreign Policy about her decision to join the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and working as a diplomat in Vienna. She is currently on posting to the Irish Embassy in Vienna, Austria.
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Riina Kionka spoke to Women In Foreign Policy about adapting to changing international environment, seizing new opportunities and working in a multilateral institution.
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British diplomat Victoria Grove speaks about changing her career path after an accident stopped her from joining the army and pivoting from Accenture to the FCO Fast Track Stream.
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US diplomat Menaka Nayyartalks about her career at the State Department, the challenges of having a family when you often change job and her upcoming fellowship.
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Former State Department intern Kaite McKenna shares her experience of pursuing a foreign policy career when diagnosed with a chronic condition.
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From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia to the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, Marina Kaljurand shares her career trajectory.
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As part of our women with disabilities series, Frances Wood, diagnosed with dyslexia at 17, discusses working for the Foreign Office & sitting the Civil Service Fast Stream
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Find out about the application process and work of a press and communication intern at the French Embassy in London with Lola Tiphagne
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Erin Clancy talks about her career as a Foreign Service Officer and her experience as a queer woman at the US Department of State
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Olivia Bernard shares her insight into how the local staff system in the British diplomatic service works.
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As part of our #HeForShe series, Isabela Barriga interviews Andy Rabens, Special Advisor for Global Youth Issues at the U.S. Department of State, about his advocacy on youth in global issues, championing women in foreign policy and how overcoming a lisp in his youth made him aware of the importance of finding his voice.
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Lucie Goulet interviews US Chief of Mission in Eritrea Natalie Brown about her distinguished career at the State Department.
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Leah is the Second Secretary (Political) at the Canadian High Commission to the United Kingdom. Her responsibilities include human rights, international development, and foreign policy in the Asia region.
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Inspired by Madeleine Albright, Laila Hasan joined the Foreign Service in 2010, specializing in counter-terrorism. She spoke to Lucie Goulet about how she was influenced by 9/11, being a role model for the minorities she liaises with in her job and picking her assignments.
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