Inside American Diplomacy With the Foreign Service
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- You know what moves me? Exercising my mind
- Let’s keep walking to a minimum and avoid stairs when we can
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Hotel check in is available from 3:00 p.m. Remember to bring your nametag (sent previously).
Program Registration: After you have your room assignment, join us at the Road Scholar table to register with the program staff, get any up-updated information, and conf...
We will attend two lectures this morning at the hotel with a short break in-between. The mission of U.S. diplomats in the Foreign Service is manifold: to promote peace, support national security goals, advance U.S. business and agricultural interests, and protect Amer...
Walking short distances. Getting on/off the motorcoach. Standing for up to 1 hour at a time.
Our first field trip this morning takes us the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), an American federal institution tasked with promoting conflict resolution and pre...
Getting on/off the motorcoach. Standing for up to 1 hour at a time.
In two expert-led presentations this morning gain more in-depth information about the program theme and hear from diplomatic staff about their personal experiences.
After lunch, we will de...
Hotel check out is by 12:00 Noon. Bags may be left at the front desk until departure.
We’ll have one wrap up session in the morning with AFSA staff. This concludes our program. If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a ...
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