Minot State University will host a presentation by Ambassador Ron McMullen discussing foreign service careers, experiences and internships Thursday, 2 to 3 p.m., in the Jones Room (Administration Building, third floor). The public is invited to attend.
McMullen, currently serving as diplomat-in-residence at the University of Texas at Austin, recently served as U.S. ambassador to the State of Eritrea.
McMullen has over 28 years of diplomatic experience and has lived, worked or traveled in 89 countries. In Burma he worked closely with Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and pro-democracy groups. While posted in Fiji he helped prevent civil conflict after an armed takeover of parliament. He was shot at during a riot in Sri Lanka and helped train mongooses to detect heroin. He survived a voodoo curse in the Dominican Republic and took Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a tour of South Africa's Robben Island with Nelson Mandela.
Between foreign assignments, McMullen served for three years as visiting professor at the Military Academy at West Point, where he taught "International Relations and Comparative Politics." He has authored many scholarly works and is a three-time recipient of the State Department's Superior Honor Award. A native of Northwood, Iowa, he earned his doctorate in political science from the University of Iowa.
For more information call 858-3199 or send e-mail to susan.ness@minotstateu.edu.