Due to unforeseen circumstances, we must cancel the Department of State Internship Sessions and One on One appointments with Daniel Stewart, Diplomat in Residence for Texas scheduled for Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th. Please contact him at dirtexas@state.gov if you would like to meet virtually.
Diplomat in Residence for Texas Office Hours
The University of Texas at Dallas is proud to host Daniel Stewart, the new Diplomat in Residence (DIR) for Texas as a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and UT Dallas. The DIR focuses on meeting with students to explore careers in the State department, including internships, resources, guidance, career prospects, and other related areas. Students are highly encouraged to first meet with a UCC Career Consultant before meeting the DIR.
The Diplomat in Residence will have limited presence on campus once a semester. Stay tuned to this website for announcements regarding his presence on campus
Location:
AD 2.234G
Date:
To be announced.
Contact: dirtexas@state.gov or internationalinitiatives@utdallas.edu
Daniel Stewart
Diplomat in Residence for Texas
Daniel Stewart is the Diplomat in Residence for Texas for the U.S. Department of State. He is responsible for recruiting talented and diverse candidates from across the Lone Star State for Department of State internships and student programs, fellowships, and career opportunities in the U.S. Foreign Service and Civil Service. Daniel has served in numerous assignments abroad and in the United States, most recently leading public engagement, exchanges, and promotion of U.S. higher education across Canada as the Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Daniel’s other assignments include Cultural Affairs Officer to U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq; Public Affairs Officer at Consulate General Recife, Brazil; Assistant Public Affairs Advisor at the U.S. Mission to NATO, Brussels, Belgium; Assistant Information Officer to U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa; and Consular/Political Officer to the U.S. Embassy in Bamako, Mali. Daniel also served as the public diplomacy desk officer for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as a Washington-based Foreign Service recruiter, and as desk officer for Haiti. Daniel also served two years in the Civil Service as the Branch Chief leading internships and fellowship programs for the U.S. Department of State.
Daniel was a recipient of the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships. He graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor’s in English and receive a master’s degree of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
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