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Leading Locally = Leading Globally: Being a Diplomat at Home (Free)

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September 7, 2017
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Free Event
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AFSA President Ambassador Barbara Stephenson and Foreign Service Officer Oni Blair participate in a moderated conversation on the many benefits of members of the Foreign Service seeking domestic assignments that put the outside the Beltway, in their home communities, where few are aware of the many things the Foreign Service achieves on behalf of the country.
 
Houston native Oni Blair sought an assignment in the office of the mayor of Houston, Texas, where she was able to leverage her Foreign Service experience for the benefit of the city. This included bringing the "Olympics of Energy" to Houston in 2020 after the event being absent from the U.S. for many years, getting the mayor of Houston a speaking slot at a D.C. gathering of foreign diplomats (which le...
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