How Diplomatic Technology Officers Are Shaping the Future of Diplomacy

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. Currently posted at the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai, India, Jeremiah was previously based in the  United Arab Emirates, Turkmenistan, and Germany. Outside of Diplomatic Technology, Jeremiah serves on the Board of Directors for the Pickering and Rangel Fellows Association as the Chief of Staff.

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 B.A. in American Studies from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and an M.S. 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.

Monica E. Skinner, a native of Lima, Peru, is a Diplomatic Technology Officer serving as the Global Customer Liaison Division Chief in Washington, D.C. She joined the Department of State in 2003 and has served overseas in Mexico City, Tel Aviv, Montevideo, and Islamabad. She has also served at the Frankfurt Regional Diplomatic Technology as the Systems Operations Office Branch Chief. Monica graduated from George Mason University with a B.S. in Management Information Systems and an M.S. in Government Information and Leadership from the National Defense University.

Register today! If you are unable to attend, you’ll receive a link to access the on-demand recording after the webinar.