
Heather Steil
Foreign Service Officer
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
Foreign Service Officer
Advance U.S. interests overseas; inform foreign audiences about U.S. policies and culture.
Manage all U.S. embassy's public outreach and communication activities. In any given day, I might: write a speech for the ambassador, work with other U.S. agencies to draft a press release, plan a film festival or musical performance by an American artist, develop a social media campaign to highlight American companies working in the country where I'm assigned, increase people-to-people ties through virtual and in-person exchange programs, encourage foreign students to study in the U.S.
Here's the first step for college students
Be aware of global current affairs. Learn about U.S. politics and culture beyond your own ideas and opinions.
"You have no business joining the Foreign Service. You didn't study international relations nor have you ever worked in government or politics."