The Ambassador Series, w/ Amb. Maurice S. Parker

The speaker, Ambassador Maurice S. Parker, Diplomat-in-Residence, based at the University of Illinois Chicago will provide information on career and internship opportunities at the Department of State. From his base in Chicago, the Ambassador provides DIR services in five mid-western states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

A DVD of this episode can be purchased by calling 217-483-7887.

This series brings ambassadors from around the world to Springfield, Illinois, to share business, economic and political insights.

Ambassador Parker is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Department of State. His prior experience includes U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland from September 2007 - June 2009. He served as Director of the Office of Employee Relations, Bureau of Human Resources at the Department of State from July 2006 - July 2007. From June 2005 - July 2006, the Ambassador also served as Director of the Foreign Service Assignments Division in the Bureau of Human Resources. From August 2004 - March 2005, he was Director of Consular and International Programs at the Homeland Security Council, Executive Office of the President, at the White House.

The Ambassador Series is a presentation of WSEC/PBS Springfield, in collaboration with the University of Illinois Springfield and Prairie Heart Institute. Funding for the series provided in part by HD Smith Wholesale Company and the Walnut Foundation.