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MEDIA ADVISORY
U.
S. STATE DEPARTMENT BRINGS DIVERSITY EFFORT TO HOUSTON
Partners with Minority
Professional Network to Host Diversity Career Networking Night
WHAT: U. S. STATE
DEPARTMENT’S DIVERSITY CAREER NETWORKING NIGHT
Representatives of the State Department,
including Ambassadors and other senior-level members, will be visiting
Houston in efforts to recruit more African-Americans, Latinos and other
people of color into the Foreign Service to help promote U.S. diplomacy
abroad. This is a part of a national effort to ensure that the U.S.
Department of State looks more like the face of America.
WHO:
Several
senior Foreign Service Diplomats, Ambassadors and entry-level officers from
the State Department
will be available to speak with attendees about the exciting career
opportunities awaiting them in the
State. Department, including:
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Ambassador Larry Napper
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Florita Shepphard, Diplomat-in-Residence
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Mark Rincon, Foreign Service Office
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James Williams,
Foreign Service Officer
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2005, (6:30
p.m. – 8:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Hilton
Houston Post Oak
(Formerly Doubletree)
2001
Post Oak Blvd.
Houston,
TX
RSVP to attend this
First-Ever Event:
Each
individual attendee must individually RSVP for this event. Please RSVP
to Linda Etuk at
LEtuk@MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com
or 713-962-9236, and include
your name,
phone number, and e-mail address.
For more information about
this event, please visit:
http://www.MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com/eblast/DoS-Houston.htm.
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About the U.S. Foreign Service:
As the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, the Department of State helps to
shape a freer, more secure, and more prosperous world through formulating,
representing, and implementing the President's foreign policy. The U.S.
maintains diplomatic relations with about 180 countries and also maintains
relations with many international organizations, adding up to a total of
more than 265 posts around the world. The Foreign Service and the Civil
Service in the Department of State and U.S. missions abroad represent the
American people. They work together to achieve the goals and to implement
the initiatives of American foreign policy.
About
Minority Professional Network:
Launched
in 2001, and now with a cumulative total of over 3 Million visitors, the
Minority Professional Network (MPN) provides the premiere web-based Career,
Economic and Lifestyle Connection™
for progressive diversity professionals around the world.
Entrepreneurship and Wealth Accumulation Channels, Job Seeker Resources,
Employer Recruiting and Marketing Solutions, Non-Profit & Professional
Organization Directory, Diversity Business Directory, Student Resources, a
Book Channel and 80+ U.S. and International Event Calendar Pages are some of
the content areas accessed at
http://www.MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com.
Contact Thomas Brooks at 281-217-1960 or
Brooks@MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com.
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for Progressive Professionals
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Source of Top Talent™
for Diversity
Focused Employers
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Web Site URL:
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