Audience
Are you interested in careers in international affairs, including the Foreign Service? If so, please join us for a discussion and Q&A session with Will “West” Follmer (’10), current Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. In addition to discussing his own career path and experiences with the Foreign Service, he’ll be on hand to talk about other paths aspiring SMCM students can take when exploring careers in international affairs.
Thursday, April 7th in Library 321 @ 4:10 PM
William “West” Follmer is a Foreign Service Officer (Diplomat) with nearly ten years of service with the U.S. Department of State. In his current assignment in Washington D.C., West covers China strategy coordination and UN issues for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), a region that includes the five “Stans” of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the rest of South Asia. He also manages the office’s internship program and provides career mentorship for SCA interns. In Summer 2023, following Chinese fluency language training, West will be moving to China to cover Climate Change and other environmental issues for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.