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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute’s Practice of Global Politics seminar se
 ries presents John Barsa from Continental Strategy.Two individuals can hav
 e the exact same degrees and background and make different choices whether
  to get jobs as a career federal employee or as a political appointee in t
 he executive branch or in the U.S. Congress. And things will likely play o
 ut very differently for them. There isn’t a right or wrong to the decision
 \, but the paths are very different. There are plusses and minuses to both
 . &nbsp\;“This talk from someone who has risen through the ranks and has ‘
 seen it all’ (or a lot of it as least) can hopefully help you think throug
 h this issue.”&nbsp\; Questions and discussion are highly encouraged!John 
 Barsa is a partner at Continental Strategy and a leader in national securi
 ty\, international relations and crisis response\, having held top preside
 ntial posts at DHS and USAID. A seasoned strategist\, he drives and influe
 nces operations\, policy development and outcomes for clients at the highe
 st levels of government.Barsa most recently served as the acting administr
 ator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)\, t
 he largest development agency in the world with over 10\,000 employees and
  a budget exceeding $24 billion. He assumed this role in April 2020 at the
  appointment of President Trump and served as a permanent member of the De
 puties Committee of the National Security Council.
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SUMMARY:John Barsa | Career Fed or Political Appointee? Thoughts on the Ver
 y Different Career Paths
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Moynihan Institute’s Practice of Global
  Politics seminar series presents John Barsa from Continental Strategy.</p
 ><p>Two individuals can have the exact same degrees and background and mak
 e different choices whether to get jobs as a career federal employee or as
  a political appointee in the executive branch or in the U.S. Congress. An
 d things will likely play out very differently for them. There isn’t a rig
 ht or wrong to the decision\, but the paths are very different. There are 
 plusses and minuses to both. &nbsp\;</p><p><em>“This talk from someone who
  has risen through the ranks and has ‘seen it all’ (or a lot of it as leas
 t) can hopefully help you think through this issue.”</em>&nbsp\;<strong> Q
 uestions and discussion are highly encouraged!</strong></p><p><strong>John
  Barsa</strong> is a partner at Continental Strategy and a leader in natio
 nal security\, international relations and crisis response\, having held t
 op presidential posts at DHS and USAID. A seasoned strategist\, he drives 
 and influences operations\, policy development and outcomes for clients at
  the highest levels of government.</p><p>Barsa most recently served as the
  acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Develo
 pment (USAID)\, the largest development agency in the world with over 10\,
 000 employees and a budget exceeding $24 billion. He assumed this role in 
 April 2020 at the appointment of President Trump and served as a permanent
  member of the Deputies Committee of the National Security Council.</p>
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