1976
Entered foreign service of U.S.--U.S. Information Agency--in 1976. Served in Tehran, East Berlin, Bonn, and Moscow, as well as in various domestic assignments, including as deputy director of the world-wide Fulbright academic exchange program.
Foreign service officers must be able to write, and the English Department taught me to do that. I cannot emphasize the importance of a liberal education to work in the foreign service. Having an advanced degree and experience in academia equipped me to work with universities and academics at home and abroad.
