Highlights include:

• Meeting other recent study abroad alumni from all over the Pittsburgh area
• Networking with professionals working in internationally-focused jobs
• Finding out how to talk about your newly acquired global skills in a job interview
• Learning strategies for incorporating your international experience into your everyday life: career, academic, and personal
• Conversation level discussions on a variety of topics with peers and professionals
• Discovering how you can work or study abroad after graduation
• Participate actively - submit a poster, video or get feedback on your resume! You could even win a prize!

The symposium will center around four cultural competencies:

• Collaboration & Communication
• World and Heritage Languages
• Civic and Global Engagement
• Diverse Perspectives

Tiffany McGriff, Diplomat in Residence – NY Metro (NJ, NY, PA)

Location: City College of New York

Tours: U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa (2002 – Internship; Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador), U.S. Embassy in Luanda, Angola (2004-06 – Consular and Public Diplomacy Officer), U.S. Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal (2006-08 – Political and Economic Affairs Officer), State Department’s Operations Center (2008-09 – Watch Officer), White House Situation Room (2009-10 – Duty Officer), State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs – West African Affairs Office (2010-12 – Country Desk Officer for Guinea, Ghana, and Niger), U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan (2012-13 – Public Affairs Officer), State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs – Executive Front Office (2013-14 – Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary), U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (2014-16 – Press Officer and Spokesperson), Council on Foreign Relations (2016-17 – International Affairs Fellowship), and State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation – Strategic Communication and Outreach Office (2017-18 – Deputy Director and Outreach Coordinator)

Career Track: Public Diplomacy

Years of Service: 16

Prior Experience: I consider the Foreign Service my first actual career; however, I’ve had a few interesting seasonal jobs during my undergraduate and graduate study years. They include sales officer for a book and music retailer, freelance writer and editor for an academic journal, bartender at a jazz club, software support analyst at an insurance company, and human resources officer for a toy retailer.

Languages: Portuguese, French, and Japanese

PULSE Pittsburgh

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CEA Study Abroad

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