Sara Marti鈥檚 path towards a degree in Interpersonal Communications (鈥�05) took a life-altering turn when she聽accepted an internship at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore.
She was inspired by the officers she shadowed there and she brought back聽an expanded skill set聽to 91吃瓜网. These skills soon聽came in聽handy as a resident assistant managing campus shelters聽during the聽2004 hurricane season.
Sara’s聽RA experience on the heels of her internship created an a-ha moment: She realized her strengths and interests perfectly matched聽the job of聽聽Foreign Service Officer, a diplomat who serves U.S. citizens abroad.
She聽soon聽won a Rangel Fellowship with the Department of State, which covered her master鈥檚 degree, an internship with Congress, an additional Foreign Service internship and her commissioning as a Foreign Service Officer in 2008. Since that time she has served in Luanda, Angola; Brasilia, Brazil; and London, United Kingdom.
Sara feels fortunate to work in such an important field and has created a scholarship to support students who wish to study abroad or pursue a career in international relations.聽 She wants to help聽others make a difference in a world where international relations are increasingly difficult.
鈥淔ocusing a scholarship in international relations within The Burnett Honors College is the best way that I can contribute to the educational experience of young, smart, future leaders who will shake the world with the ripples of their individual actions,鈥� she said.
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