Lunch With Leaders | So You Want to Be a Diplomat? 101
If you are interested in a career in foreign services, this is the program for you! The Alaska World Affairs Council teamed up with DOS Diplomat in Residence - Northwest to give you the chance to hear from the Northwestern Diplomat in Residence, Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm. Micaela shared how to get involved in foreign services what makes a career in the Department of State exciting, from assisting North Macedonia's entry into NATO - a 25 year U.S. policy goal, assisting sick and injured U.S. mountaineers in Nepal, to coaching new Iraqi journalists on the role of an independent press.

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Foreign Service Career Opportunities

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Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World with Ha-Joon Chang

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Diplomacy Skills

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Most Leaders Don't Even Know the Game They're In | Simon Sinek

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Sovereign Strategies: Lessons from Norway’s $2T Fund

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Foreign Policy with Barçın Yinanç: Interview with Fatih Ceylan - on latest NATO Summit in Brussels.

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Chris Hedges: Trump ripped the mask off of US imperialism

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The Leadership Skills We’ll Need Most When Everything Is Changing: Me2We 2026

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Senior Diplomat's Top Career Tips

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From History to Reality: Ukraine, Russia, and the Present War

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Jim Chanos: The AI Bubble Is “Much Worse” Than Dot-Com

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Prof. Mahmood Mamdani on decolonisation: Lessons from postcolonial Uganda

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Diplomatic Skills Training Course Q&A | Meridian | National Science Policy Network - NSPN

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Marketing Expert: The Playbook Behind Every Great Campaign | Rory Sutherland

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The Digital Dilemma: Protecting Privacy in an Age of Innovation with Yaya Fanusie

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How to Become A Diplomat

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Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

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A Conversation With Timothy Snyder

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What Does It Mean To Be A Diplomat's Wife | ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS

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