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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute\, Central\nAsia and the Caucasus Research Gr
 oup present:\n\nUsha\nE. Pitts\, Diplomat in Residence (DIR)\, Foreign Ser
 vice Officer at U.S.\nDepartment of State\n\n\n\n \n\nCareers\nin Diplomac
 y\n\n Few\nemployers will pay you to live and work abroad\, but the U.S. D
 epartment of\nState is one of them.&nbsp\; We hire Americans\nover the age
  of 20 from all walks of life and backgrounds.&nbsp\; If you are attracted
  to public service and\nwant to live abroad\, come hear more about this un
 ique lifestyle from career\ndiplomat Usha\nPitts.&nbsp\; Ms.\nPitts will p
 rovide tips for taking the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT)\,\nopen to 
 all aspiring diplomats.&nbsp\;\nAmericans who speak intermediate/advanced 
 Spanish\, Portuguese\, Arabic\,\nor Mandarin can also apply for the Consul
 ar Fellows Program\, a contract job\nproviding services to the public at U
 .S. Embassies abroad.&nbsp\; Seniors\, new graduates\, and mid-career\npro
 fessionals can apply for specialist jobs in information technology\, offic
 e\nmanagement\, law enforcement\, security\, medicine\, construction\, and
 \nengineering.&nbsp\; \n\n\n\nUsha\nPitts has been an American diplomat fo
 r twenty years\, serving tours in Russia\,\nCuba\, Panama\, Italy\, Austri
 a\, and Brazil.&nbsp\;\nMs.\nPitts is currently posted to New York City\, 
 where she works as an educator and\nState Department recruiter. Committed 
 to\nensuring our diplomats reflect the true face of America\, Ms. Pitts re
 cruits a\ndiversity of American citizens to careers with the State Departm
 ent.&nbsp\; She teaches a course at The City College of\nNew York on diplo
 macy\, and gives presentations\, writing workshops\, and advice\nto young 
 people who aspire to an international career.&nbsp\; In 2020\,\nMs. Pitts 
 and her family will move to China\, where she will begin her next\noversea
 s assignment as the U.S. Consul General in Wuhan.\n\n\n\nYou\ncan find mor
 e details about working for the U.S. Department of State at\ncareers.state
 .gov and facebook.com/DIRNYMetro.\n\n\nFor\ninformation on accessibility\,
  or to request accommodation\, please contact&nbsp\;Havva Karakas-Keles at
  315-443-9931.Sponsored by the International\nRelations Program\, Central\
 nAsia and the Caucasus Research Group and the Moynihan Institute of Global
  Affairs.
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SUMMARY:Usha E. Pitts - Careers in Diplomacy - CAC
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute\, Central\nAsia and the 
 Caucasus Research Group present:</p><p>\n\n</p><b>Usha\nE. Pitts</b>\, <i>
 Diplomat in Residence (DIR)\,</i> <em>Foreign Service Officer at U.S.\nDep
 artment of State</em>\n\n<p>\n\n </p><p>\n\n</p><b>Careers\nin Diplomacy</
 b><p>\n\n </p><p>Few\nemployers will pay you to live and work abroad\, but
  the U.S. Department of\nState is one of them.&nbsp\; We hire Americans\no
 ver the age of 20 from all walks of life and backgrounds.&nbsp\; If you ar
 e attracted to public service and\nwant to live abroad\, come hear more ab
 out this unique lifestyle from career\ndiplomat Usha\nPitts.&nbsp\; Ms.\nP
 itts will provide tips for taking the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT)\
 ,\nopen to all aspiring diplomats.&nbsp\;\nAmericans who speak intermediat
 e/advanced Spanish\, Portuguese\, Arabic\,\nor Mandarin can also apply for
  the Consular Fellows Program\, a contract job\nproviding services to the 
 public at U.S. Embassies abroad.&nbsp\; Seniors\, new graduates\, and mid-
 career\nprofessionals can apply for specialist jobs in information technol
 ogy\, office\nmanagement\, law enforcement\, security\, medicine\, constru
 ction\, and\nengineering.&nbsp\;</p><p> \n\n\n\n<b>Usha\nPitts</b> has bee
 n an American diplomat for twenty years\, serving tours in Russia\,\nCuba\
 , Panama\, Italy\, Austria\, and Brazil.&nbsp\;\nMs.\nPitts is currently p
 osted to New York City\, where she works as an educator and\nState Departm
 ent recruiter. Committed to\nensuring our diplomats reflect the true face 
 of America\, Ms. Pitts recruits a\ndiversity of American citizens to caree
 rs with the State Department.&nbsp\; She teaches a course at The City Coll
 ege of\nNew York on diplomacy\, and gives presentations\, writing workshop
 s\, and advice\nto young people who aspire to an international career.&nbs
 p\; In 2020\,\nMs. Pitts and her family will move to China\, where she wil
 l begin her next\noverseas assignment as the U.S. Consul General in Wuhan.
 \n</p><p>\n\n\nYou\ncan find more details about working for the U.S. Depar
 tment of State at\ncareers.state.gov and facebook.com/DIRNYMetro.\n</p><p>
 \n\n</p><p>For\ninformation on accessibility\, or to request accommodation
 \, please contact&nbsp\;Havva Karakas-Keles at 315-443-9931.</p><p><b><i>S
 ponsored by the International\nRelations Program\, Central\nAsia and the C
 aucasus Research Group and the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs</i></b
 >.</p>
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