Wednesday, July 13, 2011

State Department Presentation Aug. 17

The State Department is back in town, conducting presentations about how to pass the Foreign Service Officer Test and Oral Assessment.



The State Department's Diplomat in Residence, Brooks Robinson (bio at the end of this email) will be in Seattle conducting presentations and info sessions about the Foreign Service Officer Test and Oral Assessment as well as a general Q&A session on 8/16 & 8/17. Please RSVP to caldip5@berkeley.edu

 
Seattle FSOT Info Session
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Are you thinking about taking the Foreign Service Officer Test, the first step in the selection process leading to a career as a diplomat with the Department of State? If so, you are invited to attend this info session. Brooks A. Robinson, Diplomat in Residence at UC Berkeley and a Senior Foreign Service Officer with 25 years of experience, will discuss how to prepare for the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT). The presentation will cover the test itself, test-taking strategies, how to prepare, and what qualities the test seeks to evaluate. This session is designed for anyone considering taking the FSOT, even if they have not yet registered. 
This event will be held on the campus of Seattle University, in Pigott 203. For a map of the campus, please see: http://www.seattleu.edu/maps/

General State Department Q&A Session:
August 17 from 12-1pm, in Parrington Hall Dean's Conference Room, 2nd Fl., University of Washington Seattle Campus.
Seattle FSOA Info Session
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
The Foreign Service Oral Assessment is the third step in the selection process leading to a career as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State. If you have been invited to the Oral Assessment, or think you may be invited one day, then you may want to attend this session. Brooks A. Robinson, a Senior Foreign Service Officer and Diplomat in Residence at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss what to expect and how to prepare for the Foreign Service Oral Assessment. 
Please RSVP to caldip5@berkeley.edu.

This event will be held on the campus of Seattle University in Seattle, Washington. 
For a map, see: http://www.seattleu.edu/maps/


About Brooks Robinson:
My most recent posting was as Deputy Chief of Mission, Monrovia, Liberia where I helped lead the embassy through a process of normalization following decades of conflict and civil war in Liberia, and through a period of significant growth in staffing and foreign assistance resources.

There are so many "most interesting experiences" in any Foreign Service career! I'll choose an example from my most recent overseas posting: I was Charge d'Affaires, a.i. when we discovered that Pakistanis were being trafficked through Liberia to Europe on stolen American passports. This was among the "most interesting" because it immediately became a hot-button, high-profile issue that drew significant attention from various offices in Washington; because it demanded pursuing several fronts at once in order to figure out what was going on and work with host-country officials to take swift action; and because it involved pulling together a team made of up staff from several sections of the embassy who work superbly together and effectively with several different Liberian government agencies. It was intense, important, and demanding. And very, very interesting!
My most recent posting was as Deputy Chief of Mission, Monrovia, Liberia where I helped lead the embassy through a process of normalization following decades of conflict and civil war in Liberia, and through a period of significant growth in staffing and foreign assistance resources.
There are so many "most interesting experiences" in any Foreign Service career! I'll choose an example from my most recent overseas posting: I was Charge d'Affaires, a.i. when we discovered that Pakistanis were being trafficked through Liberia to Europe on stolen American passports. This was among the "most interesting" because it immediately became a hot-button, high-profile issue that drew significant attention from various offices in Washington; because it demanded pursuing several fronts at once in order to figure out what was going on and work with host-country officials to take swift action; and because it involved pulling together a team made of up staff from several sections of the embassy who work superbly together and effectively with several different Liberian government agencies. It was intense, important, and demanding. And very, very interesting! 

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) Preparation Workshop

February 17, 2011
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thomson Hall 317

Are you thinking about taking the foreign service officer test, the first step in the selection process leading to a career with the Department of State as a diplomat? 

If so, then you may want to attend this prep session at the University of Washington-Seattle. Brooks A. Robinson, a senior foreign service officer and diplomat in residence at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss the test itself, test-taking strategies, how to prepare, and what qualities the test seeks to evaluate. This prep session is designed for anyone considering taking the exam, even if they have not yet registered. For further information on State Department career and internship opportunities, please explore our website.

Additional information may be available online.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Government Career Fair

Who: All UW students and alumni are invited. 
When: February 17th from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Mary Gates Hall Commons

At the Government Career Fair, you’ll have the opportunity to meet with recruiters in local, state and federal government departments, who are looking to hire for job and internship opportunities.

Federal Attendees Include:
  • AFROTC
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
  • Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Peace Corps
  • United States Marine Corps
  • United States Navy
  • US Army Corps of Engineers, Hydroelectric Design Center
  • US Department of Defense – Cost Analysis & program Evaluation (CAPE)
  • US Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Audit Services
  • US Dept of HUD General for Audit
  • And more!