Wright State alumnus Morgan O\u2019Brien will return to campus Wednesday, Nov. 28, to speak to students about his career as an American diplomat.<\/p>\n
His address, \u201cFrom Dayton to Diplomacy: Working in the U.S. Foreign Service,\u201d will be held at 3 p.m. in 401 Millett Hall on Wright State\u2019s Dayton campus.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien received his M.A. in international and comparative politics from Wright State in 2007.\u00a0 He has served as a foreign service officer for the United States since June 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cMorgan is a great example of commitment, perseverance and dedication to something larger than himself,\u201d\u00a0said Laura Luehrmann, Ph.D., director of Wright State\u2019s International and Comparative Politics Program. \u201cTo think that he is the face of the U.S. government for citizens around the world\u2014it\u2019s great to know that Wright State played a small role in helping to make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien served his first foreign service tour with the late ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, in the office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.\u00a0 Next, he was a public affairs officer in the Press and Public Diplomacy section of the United States\u2019 Mission to the United Nations in New York.\u00a0 In April of 2011, he began a two-year assignment as vice consul in the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n
Prior to enrolling at Wright State, O\u2019Brien earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in Russian and political science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.\u00a0 From 2004 until 2007, he served as a public affairs officer in the United States Air Force.\u00a0 His military career included service at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Baghdad, Iraq; Doha, Qatar; Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia; Kigali, Rwanda; and throughout the Gulf Coast during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien\u2019s visit is co-sponsored by Wright State\u2019s International and Comparative Politics Program, Graduate School, Department of Political Science, and International Studies Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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