Making a Statement

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    Making a Statement | Angela French

    “My role supports diplomacy by educating and informing the American taxpayer, Congress members, policy makers, and others about how the Diplomatic Security Service supports diplomacy.” Angela French is a Civil Service deputy director of...
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    Making a Statement | Michael Cunningham

    “When I landed there was a different feeling…there was a feeling that we had a job to do.” Michael Cunningham is a Civil Service lead studio engineer in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs’...
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    Making a Statement | Claudia de Vieytez

    “The Department of State gave me the opportunity to travel and train people around the world, that was one of my goals.” Claudia de Vieytez is a Foreign Service National administrative assistant serving in the...
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    Making a Statement | Alison Mann

    “ really exciting when you find someone who has an interest and then you can talk to them about the work of diplomacy and diplomatic history.” Alison Mann, Ph.D. is a Civil Service public...
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    Making a Statement | Maryum Saifee

    “Being a diplomat means to me that you’re really serving a calling to a higher purpose.” Maryum Saifee is a Foreign Service senior advisor currently serving in the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
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    Making a Statement | Pablo Paganini

    “Diplomacy is a relationship, its meaningful relationships.” Pablo Paganini is a Foreign Service office management specialist in language training at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Va.
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    Making a Statement | Michelle Yerkin

    “My own diversity of experiences that I have brought to the job,I think really helps me connect.” Michelle Yerkin is a Foreign Service officer currently serving as chargé d’affaires at Embassy Reykjavik. 
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    Making a Statement | Heidi Howland

    “I did not choose public service as a career, I think it chose me.” Heidi Howland is a Civil Service public affairs specialist in the Bureau of Global Talent Management’s Office of Accessibility and Accommodations. 
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    Making a Statement | Monica Skinner

    “My experience working for corporate America was rewarding, but I also needed to fulfill something inside me, a vocation, and the Department of State is giving me that.” Monica E. Skinner is a Foreign Service...
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    Making a Statement | Tommye Grant

    “I was so sure that my number one career would be satisfied at the Department of State.” Tommye L. Grant is a Civil Service program coordinator for the managing director for issuance operations in the...
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