Interested in foreign service and diplomacy? Consider applying for Charles B. Rangel and Thomas R. Pickering Fellowships. This Skype session will be led by Lily Lopez-McGee Director of Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship. She will be providing more information on each program as well as helpful information on how to make your application stand out.
Both of these fellowships focus on varied backgrounds, including ethnic, racial, social, and geographic diversity (Nebraska is highly underrepresented in this field).
The Rangel Program is a U.S. State Department program administered by Howard University that seeks to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. The program seeks individuals interested in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing U.S. foreign policy. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need.
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program is a program funded by the U.S. Department of State, administered by Howard University, that attracts and prepares outstanding young people for Foreign Service careers in the U.S. Department of State. It welcomes the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the State Department, women, and those with financial need. Based on the fundamental principle that diversity is a strength in our diplomatic efforts, the program values varied backgrounds, including ethnic, racial, social, and geographic diversity.
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