Letters From Alumni
By Sarah Geisler
’12, BA Urban Studies
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Sarah Geisler |
While participating in the GSC’s Certificate Program, I studied and worked abroad including experiences in Cyprus, Rwanda, and Turkey. I was also a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow in 2011, and graduated with the Certificate in 2012. Together, these experiences cultivated in me a strong interest in foreign affairs including human security related issues.
In Fall 2012, I entered graduate school at the University of Southern California (USC), where my foreign affairs/human security interests culminated in my discovery of public diplomacy. At USC, I studied media coverage and nation-branding efforts in post-conflict states, specifically in Africa. I graduated from USC in May 2014 with a Masters of Public Diplomacy from the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism.
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Sarah Receiving Monterrey Assignment |
I was successful in my bid to become a Foreign Service Officer in the US Department of State, having joined the Foreign Service in August 2014. My first Foreign Service assignment will be as a Consular Officer in Monterrey, Mexico beginning August 2015. In preparation for that assignment, I am currently studying Spanish while residing in Washington, DC.
My study abroad and work experiences while a student at Pitt, including my Pickering Fellowship and work to satisfy the GSC Certificate requirements, prepared me well for both graduate studies at USC and a government career in the US Foreign Service.