Hello,

I recently replaced Ambassador Marc Wall as Diplomat in Residence (DIR).  I understand that he had worked with you during his tenure at City College.  
 
This summer my family and I returned from a 12 year cycle overseas – serving in Riyadh, Hanoi, Muscat, and Paris, most recently.  Essentially, it was my third cycle overseas.  I served previously in Baghdad, Guangzhou, and Jakarta, as well as in positions in the Department of State in Washington in the Near East (Saudi Arabia/Yemen Country Officer), Economic and Business (Financial Analyst), and Consular Bureaus.  
 
In my new assignment in New York I would like to meet motivated and talented diverse U.S. students to highlight opportunities in international affairs, particularly the State Department.  In fact, the Department seeks the best of diverse America in every sense of the word – including those from different genders, social, ethnic, regional, and academic backgrounds.  Your students studying business, management, economics, law, sociology, foreign languages, and information technology – to name only a few subjects! - can find places in today’s State Department, along with, of course, those studying in fields more traditionally considered gateways to the Foreign Service.  (In my most recent position as Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology, Health and Nonproliferation Affairs in Paris, I relied on my early undergrad training in physics and chemistry.)
 
I would be delighted to discuss State Department careers and student programs with interested CUNY  students.  Please contact me to set up a mutually convenient time to visit for an information session about Foreign Service careers and internship programs.  By the way, an early priority would be to focus interested students on the November 1 deadline for filing the application for Summer 2009 internships in Washington and at our embassies and consulates abroad.  (In fact, it’s recommended that filing take place NLT October 31, to make sure everything works!)  A new internship brochure can be found at:  http://careers.state.gov/docs/4.0_Student_Intern_brochure.pdf.  Other information can be found at: http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP.  (In fact while the application process hasn't opened yet for the Summer 2009 internships, students interested should be encouraged to sign up for the email updates so they can receive an automatic notification when it does open.)  
 
I very much look forward to hearing from you soon.
 
Best regards, robert dry
 
 
Robert William Dry
U.S. Department of State
Diplomat-in-Residence
City College of New York
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138th Street & Convent Avenue
New York, NY  10031
212.650.5243
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