Your career as a Diplomatic Technology Officer (DTO) begins after you successfully complete the two-year Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship and meet the Foreign Service entry requirements.

Here's your opportunity to get insight into how the role of IT professionals in the Foreign Service has evolved. Four DTOs who have served in the Foreign Service all around the world come together to share real-life stories about how the DTO role supports diplomacy.

Plus, you'll get a chance to ask questions during the live Q&A session.

This panel webinar is designed for those thinking about applying or who have already applied for the FAIT Fellowship. If you are looking for a webinar on the eligibility, benefits and application process of the FAIT Fellowship, please check out the on-demand webinar here.

Our panelists:
Steven Aguirre is a Diplomatic Technology Officer currently serving at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as Customer Engagement Chief. He joined Foreign Service in 2017 after working in the private sector, and is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. HIs previous assignments include Luanda, Angola and Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor of Science  in Computer Studies from the University of Maryland Global Campus. 

Jeremiah Azurin joined the Foreign Service as a Diplomatic Technology Officer after completing the FAIT Fellowship with the 2018 cohort and earning a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Harvard University. His first post was at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and he is currently posted at the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai, India.

Carolyn “Carrie” Fox-Myers serves as the Deputy Director of the Customer Care and Support (CCS) Office in the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, U.S. Department of State. She joined the Foreign Service in 2002 and served in embassies and consulates in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Iraq, Mexico, and Venezuela as well as in various bureaus in Washington, D.C. Carrie holds a BA in American Studies from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and an MS in Government Information Leadership with a concentration in Chief Information Officer Studies from the National Defense University. She is a certified Federal IT Security Professional Manager.

Sara Robinson Camarena is a Diplomatic Technology Officer and a former FAIT Fellow with the 2020 cohort. Sara earned her Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Operations from the University of Arizona and joined the Foreign Service after completing the FAIT Fellowship program in 2022. She is currently posted at the U.S. Embassy in Libreville, Gabon.

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