BYU Foreign Service Student Organization

06/17/2026

Earlier reviews had cast doubt on the idea that a foreign adversary was behind Havana syndrome, a range of symptoms that American spies and diplomats reported.

02/22/2024

Here it is folks, the way forward...

Download program: https://cathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/P24003_MALICE-CIVILITY_FORUM_PROGRAM_V7.pdfRSVP RequiredIn our polarized and often poisono...

02/06/2024

Apply for your State Department Internship! Two days left. Located at Embassies worldwide and DC. (Did we mention that they are paid?) USA jobs.gov

01/11/2024

Learn about careers in international development: Ask Me Anything event with Richard Nelson 1/11 at 2pm in the Kennedy Center (238 HRCB).

Richard Nelson currently serves as USAID’s Mission Director to Uganda, where he oversees projects focused on strengthening Uganda’s health system and agricultural markets, feeding refugees, improving education, and more. Prior to this assignment, he served as Deputy Coordinator for the U.S. government’s Power Africa initiative. He also served as a Foreign Service Legal Officer at USAID offices in Pretoria, Bangkok, Baghdad, and Washington. Before USAID, he worked for Dell Inc. as an Emerging Markets Strategist, working closely with foreign governments. Richard is a graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D.) and Brigham Young University.

Sponsored by the Kennedy Center’s Students for International Development and Foreign Service Student Organization.

12/18/2023

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship support recent college and graduate school alumni with six to nine month fellowships in Washington, DC focusing on arms control, peace, and international security issues. Founded in 1987 to develop and train the next generation of leaders on a range of peace and security issues, the program has awarded 193 fellowships to date. Candidates must have an excellent academic record and a strong interest in issues of peace and security. Open to all U.S. citizens, and non-U.S. citizens living in the U.S. eligible for employment. Benefits: $3,300 monthly salary, basic health insurance compensation, alumni and board mentoring, travel to DC to begin the fellowship, and a small stipend for professional development. Fall 2024 Deadline: January 8, 2024

12/07/2023

Great insights from Nick, Cara, and Madeline from who explained opportunities in public diplomacy that you can gain as a BYU student: meet world leaders, attend global conferences, apply for the Global Leaders Scholarship.

11/16/2023

Come hear from John D**kelman as he shares his experience in the Foreign Service along with best tips in preparing for the Foreign Service Officer Exam.

John D**kelman is Diplomat in Residence and a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He began his career with the Department of State in August of 1998 and has had assignments in Washington, DC, Mexico, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Marshall Islands, Turkey, and elsewhere. Don’t miss this chance to hear from D**k and Think Diplomacy during

11/16/2023

Discussions with State Department Diplomats in DC last week, including Sam Tueller Dearden, past FSSO President and newly minted A-100 US Foreign Service Officer, Kayla McGill, Women, Peace, and Security Advisor, and Ambassador Roger Carstens, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA).

10/31/2023

AMA this Wednesday with Dr. Kerry Kartchner on National Security Careers. He served in the U.S. Department of State and the
Defense Department, where he was primarily responsible for nuclear weapons policy and
nonproliferation issues, including as the State Department’s senior public
diplomacy officer on missile defense policy. 11/1 at 5pm in 238 HRCB.

07/11/2023

Don't forget our first Summer Term Ask Me Anything with Mark Carter, Management Officer at US Embassy Dushanbe. With degrees in Spanish, International Relations and Business--learn from him how diplomats get things done around the world, discuss family life abroad, and explore connections between business and diplomacy.

Friday, 14 July 2023 at noon
257 HRCB

Stop by for CHIP and a Summer Term Cotopaxi backpack giveaway!