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Panel Discussion: LGBTQ Practitioners in International Affairs


Come join your fellow Hoyas to learn about life as an LGBTQ practitioner in international affairs. We have gathered a panel of professionals from the Department of State who will share their experiences and take questions from students:

  • Robert Gilchrist, Director, State Department Operations Center, Senior Foreign Service Officer. International tours in: Sweden, Estonia, Romania, Iraq, Venezuela, and the UK

  • Lucia Piazza, Director of the Office of Crisis Management and Strategy. Foreign Service Officer. International tours in: Uganda, Togo, Nigeria, and Tunisia

  • David Glietz, President of GLIFAA and Civil Service Employee, has served in various bureaus at State, hired through the Pathways Internship Program.

  • Emily Ruppel, Social Director for GLIFAA and Foreign Service Officer in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. International tours in: Haiti and Chile

**Lunch will be served (please email about any dietary restrictions)

Please email Logan (LS1275) with any general questions that you might have.

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