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Embassy Baghdad, Iraq

Managed $30 million in ten projects and programs targeting four Iraqi oversight bodies including the Board of Supreme Audit, the Commission of Integrity, the Office of the Inspectors General and the Money Laundering Reporting Office at the Central Bank of Iraq. Grants Officer Representative for five of these projects.Developed strategic vision to allow all projects to complement one another synergistically to achieve mission results. Collaborated closely and successfully with the UN organizations (United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime) and U.S. partner agencies (Treasury, Justice, Homeland Security, FBI) to implement projects. Received a Group Superior Honor award for “sustained commitment to excellence and robust teamwork to advance Iraq’s internal security and stability…” Strengthened institution building to bring Iraq's oversight agencies up to interantional standards in anticorruption investigations, extractive industry auditing practices and transparency and accountability in national budget planning. Managed and mentored four local staff, successfully awarding two Iraqis for $1000 cash for superior work.

4000 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, Va 22204

Supervised a staff of 21 from four different employee classification systems (Foreign Service, Civil Service, 3161 direct-hire subject matter experts, contractors) to train over 1000 USG employees assigned to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and the Civilian Response Corps. In collaboration with Diplomatic Security (DS), led the SO Iraq team to create the required two-day Field Immersion Training course for all staff assigned to Iraq. This innovative course partnered traditional secuirty training with three unique role-playing scenarios utlizing Iraqi-Americans to recreate the sound and feel of conditions in Iraq. The course was enthusiastically embraced by students, including prior service in Iraq.

Copntingency Operating Base (Cob) Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq

In preparation for this assignment, trained with the U.S. army for 10 days at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in CA. Managed eight people under challenging conditions on the PRT's Governance team in Tikrit, Iraq, focusing on the essential services sector, political development, the Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) and its budget execution. The PRT team lived and worked on COB Speicher, a 16 square-mile U.S. military compound located about 20 min. southeast of the city of Tikrit. Transported by military colleagues in PSD (personal security detail) convoys into the city to attend Provincial Council meetings. Other travel within the province was sometimes by helicopter. Fostered strong interagency relationships among the U.S. Army, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to develop strategies and achieve our goals in the province. I emphasized cooperation that led to successful coordinated efforts in security, civil society outreach and Provincial Council engagements and activities. Our Iraqi counterparts were always gracious and receptive to whatever expertise we had to offer to help them rebuild.Received the Army's Superior Civilian Service award and State Department Meritorious Service Increase for these efforts.

2200 C Street Nw, Washington, Dc 20250

Responsible for all issues associated with the UK, articulating U.S. policy toward the UK and facilitating relations with the UK Embassy in Washington and our Embassy in London. Extensive writing was required, particularly for high-level visits. Began prepartions for our ambassador nominated to the UK for the Senate confirmation process and prepared the credentialling activities for Britain's new Ambassador to the U.S. to present his credentials to President Bush.

2201 C Street Nw, Washington, Dc 20520

Responsible for all issues arising out of our relations with Tanzania and Uganda. National elections in both countries were a strong focus as well as both countries' applications for Milennium Challenge grants. The Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda attracted a lot of congressional interest as well as human rights organizations. Prepared new ambassadors from both Uganda and Tanzania for their credentialing with President Bush, attending the ceremony as well.

North Camp, Sinai, Egypt

Civilian Observer seconded to the MFO to monitor the terms of the Israeli/Egyptian peace accord in Sinai, Egypt (August 2004 - August 2005). Trained to recognize the different types of Egyptian and Israeli tanks, artilliary and armored personnel vehicles to count these items in order to verify treaty limits. During a month-long cycle, the Civilian Observer Unit traveled by air (helicopter and Twin Otter fixed wing aircraft) and ground to make these counts. Trained to navigate by air over the areas we were to monitor.

2201 C Street Nw, Washington, Dc 20520

Responsible for all animal and plant health issues ("sanitary and phytosanitary"--SPS) associated with agriculture trade and negotiations. Member of the negotiating delegations for the Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement to advise the U.S. delegation on SPS issues. Attended SPS conferences at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, apprising other foreign governments of the U.S. position on SPS in collaboration with the U.S. official delegation. Delegations were led by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and were comprised of representatives from the Food and Drug Administration, Foreign Agriculture Service, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, Food Safety Inspection Service, the State Department and other experts.

2201 C Street Nw, Washington, Dc 20520

Responsible for all issues affecting U.S. relations with Austria. At the time relations were strained due to the election of Austria's ultra conservative "Freedom Party," headed by the controversial Joerg Haider, to the Parliament and subsequent cabinet-level appointments of key officials, including the Vice Chancellor.

2201 C Street Nw, Washington, Dc 220520

Responsible for all issues relating to the UN Development Programme and the UN Fund for Population Activities as they pertained to the quarterly donor meetings the U.S. engaged in up in NY or in Geneva.

Museeum Plein, Amsterdam

Responsible for immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuance and American Citizen Services, specializing in Treaty Trader Investor visas.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Responsible for immigrant, non-immigrant visa issuance, reports of birth abroad and American Citizen Services. Specialized in the Treaty Trader Investor visa category.

Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, Va

Entered the Foreign Service; nine weeks of training and consultations before heading out to my first assignment.

AIT serves as our unofficial "embassy" representation for our official interests on Taiwan. Legally it is an independent corporation, but all of AIT's activities are geared to dealing with the government authorities and our policies toward Taiwan. Our official Embassy to China is in Beijing, but we have many dealings with the Taiwan authorities to make representation in Taipei essential. AIT does not attempt to settle the question of which territory is the "real" China. The Community Liaison Coordinator supports the families and spouses of officers assigned to AIT from the State Dept. and other government agencies. Responsibilities included being able to provide employment and education information, planning orientation trips around the island, advocating for community concerns, facilitating teen summer hire employment, maintaining info on community activities, services and resources, and producing the weekly newsletter "Taipei Topics" for general community interest.

Taipei, Taiwan

Part-time teacher, ESOL, and "Deutsch als Fremdsprache" (DAF--German for non-native speakers) at the German school. Three of the English students were high-school age whose language skills were not sufficient to be accepted into the Taipei American School (TAS). Also taught German to both Chinese students and an American student at TAS whose father was German and wanted his daughter to be more proficient in his native language.

Fairfax Co.

Part-time, intermittent teacher from time-to-time. I was, however, able to take advantage of the County's program of continuing education for language teachers, earning 3 graduate credits in German Literature from Georgetown Univ.

Falls Church, Va

Part-time language teacher, ESOL, German.

West Berlin

Part-time Physical Education teacher, instructing in both English and German. Also coached after-school gymnastics and cheerleading, training a combined team of elementary-aged boys and girls to win the Zehlendorf District championship.

Moscow, Ussr

Part-time P.E. teacher grades K-3. Ran an after-school gymnastics program for girls all ages who attended the school.

Ma, Teaching And Curriculum

Started University education at Ohio Wesleyan in 1965, majoring first in music, then in P.E. Transferred to Ohio State in 1967 and was.

B.S. Ed, Dance, Pe

1 Semester, General

This program was a semester at sea, visiting 14 different countries in Asia, India, Africa and Europe beginning in Los Angeles and ending.

2 Years, Music, Pe