Diplomats in Residence explained

Diplomats in Residence (DIRs) are career Foreign Service Officers and Specialists located throughout the United States who provide guidance and advice on careers, internships and fellowships to students and professionals in the regions they serve. Diplomats in Residence cover 17 regions that encompass the United States and its territories. These Foreign Service officials have roles similar to those of corporate or collegiate recruiters: traveling in an assigned region, planning recruitment events, and acting as a resource for anyone interested in a career with the United States Department of State.^[1]

The first Diplomat in Residence was Charles F. Baldwin, one time US Ambassador to Malaysia, at the University of Virginia in 1965. The term was created in the tradition of the University of Virginia's Writer in Residence and Historian in Residence.^[2]

Regions

• Northwest (AK, Northern CA, OR, WA) represented by Ryan M. Gliha, who sits at the University of California, Berkeley.
• Southern California (Southern CA, HI, NV) represented by Katelyn Choe, who sits at the University of California, Los Angeles.
• Southwest (AZ, NM, NV) represented by Antoinette Hurtado, who sits at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
• Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY) represented by Denver Herren, who sits at the University of Denver.
• Texas (TX) represented Kris Sivertson, sits at the University of Texas at Austin.
• Central South (AR, LA, MS, OK) represented by Shane Hough, who sits at Tulane University.
• Central (IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD) represented by Sara Veldhuizen Stealy, who sits at Washington University in St. Louis.
• Midwest (IL, MN, WI) represented by Susan Falatko, who sits at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
• North Central (IN, KY, MI, OH) represented by Lou Fintor, who sits at the University of Michigan.
• South (AL, GA, TN) represented by Saul Hernandez, who sits at Morehouse College.
• Florida (FL) represented by Mignon Houston, who sits at Florida International University.
• Mid-Atlantic (NC, SC, VA) represented by Stephanie Hutchison, who sits at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.
• New York Metro (NJ, NY, PA) represented by Kyla Brooke, who sits at the City College of New York.
• New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) represented by Michelle Kayser, who sits at Tufts University.
• DC Metro (DC, WV, DE, MD), represented by John Dinkelman, who sits at Howard University.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diplomats in Residence. careers.state.gov. 2016-11-18.
2. November 1964 . University Chooses Chas. Baldwin For New Residence Post . State Department Newsletter . 18 . Hathitrust.
3. Web site: Diplomats in Residence.