Careers with the US State Department: An International Studies Reception
Thursday, March 30, 2006
5pm—7pm
Room E242
Refreshments will be served
Guest Speaker
James Carragher
U.S. State Department
Diplomat-in-Residence
City College
Presentation will include:
- Careers with the State Department
- Civil Service careers
- Foreign Service Careers
- Student Programs with the US State Department
For more information on State Department careers, visit www.careers.state.gov.
Mr. Carragher has over 30 years experience in the Foreign Service including two Deputy Chief of Mission postings to US Embassies in Santiago, Chile and Harare, Zimbabwe. He has served as Coordinator of Cuban
Affairs, Director for the Office of Brazil and Southern Cone Affairs, and as the first Senior Advisor to the Commissioning and Tenure Board. His other overseas postings include U.S. Embassies in the Dominican Republic, South Africa, and Argentina. While on detail from the State Department Mr.
Carragher was awarded an International Affairs Fellowship with the Council on Foreign Relations in 1981.
Other Presenters:
Welcome
Dr. Peter Katopes
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Study Abroad
Allison Douglas-Chicoye
Academic Support Services
UNA-LaGuardia Student Alliance
Professor Mark Blackman
Cooperative Education
International Studies
Charles Keyes
Coordinator, International Studies
RSVPs Appreciated: ckeyes@lagcc.cuny.edu
Refreshments provided courtesy of Academic Support Services
The US State Department is the lead foreign affairs agency of the United States Government. To work for the State Department candidates must be at least 21 and a US citizen at the time of application.
