..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~.. CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PANEL *Focus on Careers in the US Foreign Service* w/ Ambassador Ross Wilson and Career Diplomat Margo Squire moderated by Ambassador Ken Yalowitz THURSDAY, May 12th 12pm-1pm (lunch provided) Haldeman 041 Please RSVP to http://tinyurl.com/CareersUSfs In 2008, Ross Wilson completed three decades in the US Foreign Service, including six years as American ambassador to Turkey in 2005-08 and to Azerbaijan in 2000-03. Elsewhere overseas, he served at the US embassies in Moscow and Prague and was American Consul General in Melbourne, Australia. In Washington, Ambassador Wilson served as Chief of Staff for Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick in 2005. In 1997-2000, Ambassador Wilson served as Principal Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for the New Independent States (of the former Soviet Union). A career Foreign Service Officer, Margo joined the U.S. Information Agency in 1984 and has served with USIA and the State Department in Munich, Moscow, Melbourne, Baku, Ankara and Washington. She has experience in public affairs, international broadcasting, educational exchanges, and management of USG assistance activities. She has also worked in the private sector and in NGOs. Margo is currently a Division Director in the Leadership and Management School at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State. Amb. Yalowitz is the current director of the John Sloan Dickey Center of International Understanding and retired from the US Department of State in 2001 after 36 years as career diplomat and member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served twice as a U. S. ambassador: to the Republic of Belarus from 1994-1997; and to Georgia from 1998-2001. Join Ross and Margo to hear about their experiences with the US foreign service, and ask any questions you might have about pursuing a career as a diplomat! ..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..