DC Alumni Welcome new Josef Korbel School dean

On October 21, Josef Korbel School DC alumni welcomed new dean Ambassador Christopher Hill at an event held at Hotel Monaco in Washington DC. Over 150 alumni, students and friends attended the event, including board members from the Josef Korbel School's Social Science Foundation (SSF), a group of distinguished leaders who manage a trust with which it promotes the study and application of international relations at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Alicia Kirkeby, Director of Alumni Relations and Special Events at the Josef Korbel School, and Grant Mooney, Chair of the Josef Korbel DC Alumni Group, gave opening remarks and introduced Ambassador Hill. Ambassador Hill spoke to guests and took questions about what brought him to the Josef Korbel School and about his vision for the school's future. During his remarks, Ambassador Hill highlighted his goal of ensuring that the Josef Korbel School remains firmly in the top ten International Studies programs. He emphasized his desire to balance academic theory and professional development courses and the need to ensure that the School's Development and and Security degree programs remain leaders among international studies graduate programs. Potential new initiatives include teaching a diplomatic history course and a greater focus on courses in diplomatic security.

Ambassador Hill began his tenure as dean on September 1, 2010.

Profile of Ambassador Hill
Christopher Robert Hill served as the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq since April 2009. Ambassador Hill is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service whose prior assignment was Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He has also served as Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. On February 14, 2005, he was named as the Head of the U.S. delegation to the Six-Party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue. Previously he has served as U.S. Ambassador to Poland (2000-2004), Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia (1996-1999), and Special Envoy to Kosovo (1998-1999). He also served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Southeast European Affairs in the National Security Council.

Earlier in his Foreign Service career, Ambassador Hill served tours in Belgrade, Warsaw, Seoul and Tirana, and on the Department of State's Policy Planning staff and in the Department's Operation Center. While on a fellowship with the American Political Science Association he served as staff member for Congressman Stephen Solarz working on Eastern European issues. He also served as the Department of State's Senior country Office for Poland. Ambassador Hill received the State Department's Distinguished Service Award for his contributions as a member of the U.S. negotiating team in the Bosnia peace settlement, and was a recipient of the Robert S. Frasure Award for Peace Negotiations for his work on the Kosovo crisis. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ambassador Hill served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon.

Ambassador Hill graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine with a B.A. in Economics. He received a Master's degree from the Naval War College in 1994. He speaks Polish, Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian. Read more!

2010 Alumni Events

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Please find information below on a career fair sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). The fair is open to government employees and their spouses and active duty, retired, former service, Reserve/National Guard Service members. Over 300 companies participated in the 2009 event.

May 11 Career Fair http://www.moaa.org/siteobjects/published/B40B0C69836F0E9D9744C384897CE90C/D311998402ED1FD931950E22256B1F9C/file/CareerFairFlyer.pdf

Other MOAA Career Fairs
http://www.moaa.org/serv/serv_career/serv_career_fair_2008_info/default.htm Read more!

DC United Soccer Game on May 15

Please join the Josef Korbel D.C. Alumni Group for a D.C. United vs. Colorado Rapids Soccer Game! on May 15th!

The game begins at 7:30 PM, but please join us after 4:30 PM in the Josef Korbel tailgating tent.

In order to purchase group tickets and secure the tent we must have a firm RSVP list by April 1. We encourage you to invite your friends and family. To guarantee your participation you must remit payment to the Josef Korbel D.C. Alumni Group using the Pay Pal system. To make payment, visit www.paypal.com. You can either login or make payment as a new user. You will enter in heatherlanigan@gmail.com as the recipient and provide your banking or credit card information.

If the event is canceled you will be refunded your payment. If you are unable to attend, we will issue refunds until April 30th.

More details will be provided to confirmed guests. Read more!

Josef Korbel school alum seeking temporary housing in DC

Josef Korbel School alum seeking temporary or long term housing in DC. Please contact Suzanne Newsome at suzy_newsome@yahoo.com if you know of a sublet or long term housing. Read more!

International Career Advancement Program (ICAP)

Here is some information on an excellent International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) sponsored by the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and the Aspen Institute.

September 25-October 3, 2010

Aspen, Colorado


The Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, and the Aspen Institute invite applications for the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) for 2010. ICAP will bring together mid-career professionals from groups underrepresented in leadership positions in international affairs with senior officials, faculty and staff to spend one week discussing:

* Major international issues to be faced during the next decade;
* The credentials and experiences normally sought for senior leadership positions;
* The importance of diversity if US interests are to be served adequately;
* Career issues or problems and how they can be addressed;
* Obstacles faced by those seeking advancement and how to overcome them; and
* Programs and policies designed to increase diversity at senior levels

The purpose of ICAP is to help bring higher quality and greater diversity to the staffing of senior management and policy-making positions in international careers in the US, both governmental and private. The aim is to assist highly promising mid-career professionals advance to more senior positions in international affairs. Those selected for the program pay for their own travel and must pay a $200 registration fee but their room, meals and program expenses in Aspen are provided by the program. Applicants should:

* Have a demonstrated commitment to increasing the quality and diversity of senior leadership in the US in international affairs;
* Be US citizens or permanent residents;
* Be professionals who have been or are now in international careers, with 3 to 15 years of working experience;
* Have a demonstrated interest in a long-term career in international affairs;
* Have credentials and achievements that indicate potential for the highest levels of leadership; and
* Be committed to providing support for their peers and mentoring those junior to them

An application form can be downloaded from http://www.icapaspen.org or requested from:

Professor Thomas Rowe, Director

International Career Advancement Program

Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

2201 South Gaylord Street

Denver, Colorado 80208

E-mail: trowe@du.edu


Completed applications are due by May 10, 2010 Read more!