Career Lectures - BYU Kennedy Center

Inside the Foreign Service: Insights into International Affairs and Diplomacy Careers from a Junior Officer

Jaimee Neel, vice consul, U.S. Consulate General Shanghai, China

Maybe You Should Consider a PhD

BYU Faculty

Inside the Foreign Service: Getting In and Thriving as a Diplomat

Andy Wilson, Foreign Service officer

The Rule of Law in a Time of Terror

David Nevin, adjunct professor of trial practice, University of Idaho College of Law

Insider View of the Foreign Service

John “Dink” Dinkelman, consul, U.S. Consulate, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico

Inside the 'Real' NCIS

R. Daniel Smith, Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Working in International Supply Chain Management: Where Business, Politics, Culture, Human Rights, and the Environment Collide

Carrie George, remediation and training manager, CSCC

An Experience You Can Afford: The Value of Studying Abroad

Lynn Elliott, ISP director

Living the Dream: One Man's Journey from BYU Grad to Diplomat

Mark Perry, Foreign Service officer

What You Will Find in the Foreign Service

Jessica Ward, office management specialist, American Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh

Making a Difference Through Federal Service

Jason Lim, program analyst, Transportation Security Administration

Briefing on Iraq, UN Reform, and Careers in Diplomacy

James Warlick, principal deputy assistant secretary, Bureau for International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State

A Springboard for Career Development: Personal Reflections on BYU's International Field Studies Programs

W. James Jacob, associate director, Institute for International Studies in Education, University of Pittsburgh

How and Why to Think about Graduate School: Insights from an 'Expert'

Curtis Child, doctoral candidate in sociology, Indiana University—Bloomington

International Field Studies: A Foundation for a Career in Development

Daniel H. Nelson, international program coordinator, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

Narcotics Trafficking and the Increasingly Important Role Venezuela Plays as a Transit Country

Willard Smith, first secretary and director, Narcotics Affairs and Law Enforcement Section American Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela

Life in the Foreign Service

David W. Simons, deputy management counselor at the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USNATO) in Brussels, Belgium

U.S. Immigration, Perspectives from a U.S. Foreign Service Officer

Alexander Hawkes, vice consul, U.S. Embassy Guadalajara, Mexico

Traveling with the Secretary of State

Rebecca E. Billings, G/TIP programs coordinator, Asia and Pacific Region, U.S. Department of State

Diplomacy: Representing America

Casey H. Christensen, counselor for political affairs, U.S. Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden

Intelligence Community Briefing

Bradford J. Bruton, open source analyst/collection manager, Central Intelligence Agency

How to Prepare for an Overseas Career—Things They Never Tell You

John Dinkelman, deputy director, Orientation Division, Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Department of State.

Terrorism and Personal Security

William M. (Mac) Epps, vice president, international business development, Zions Bank.

The Environmental Impact of a Profession?

John P. (Phil) Colton, a former energy executive in both the private and public sectors.

International Career Panel

Jason Golly, business development director, Neways International; Laurie A. Hoer, managing director of Asian Industries Division, Conti Group Companies; and Marcie Holloman, human resources specialist, Zilog, Inc.

Distinguishing Yourself in the Workplace through Education and Career Planning

Matthew J. Wilson, director and associate professor of law, Temple University School of Law, Japan Program, and associate dean and general counsel, Temple University Japan.

U.S. Foreign Service

Stephen A. Guice, U.S. Embassy, Kazakhstan.

The Politics of International Trade Negotiations

Lew Cramer, Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service