Seven Weeks in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues
About the Author: Lizzie O'Rourke (on the far left of the above photo) is a Foreign Service Officer who recently completed a short assignment with the Office of Global Women's Issues.
I didn't plan to get involved with the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) -- I was just lucky. As a new Foreign Service Officer, I was assigned to a period of training following my swearing-in. For many new FSOs there are some extra days between the completion of initial training and departure for post. When that happens, our Career Development Office assigns us to offices at the State Department for on-the-job training (OJT) -- short-term stints that let us learn about the domestic workings of the Department before heading overseas. I received my OJT assignment prior to wrapping… more »
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