Howard University News June 26, 2018 Howard University Selected to Administer the Prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship The Pickering Program provides 30 graduate fellowships annually to highly qualified seniors and college graduates committed to joining the Department of State's Foreign Service. Following a competitive bid process, Howard University has been selected to administer the 2019 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, a U.S. Department of State program that attracts and prepares young people for careers of international service as Foreign Service Officers. Working closely with the U.S. Department of State through a cooperative agreement, Howard will open the 2019 Pickering Fellowship application on July 3, with a deadline of September 20, 2018. "Howard University is honored to partner with the U.S. Department of State in administering the Pickering program, says Provost and Chief Academic Officer Anthony Wutoh, Ph.D. "We share the Department's commitment to preparing a new generation of global leaders to promote positive global change. Howard University is uniquely positioned to provide leadership in this area. We are also excited about the benefits this partnership provides to the university and its students." The Pickering Fellowship Program contributes to ensuring that the U.S. diplomatic corps better reflect the diversity that is the strength of this nation. Howard University's administration of this program allows it to make a unique contribution to this important goal. The Pickering Fellowship Program provides outstanding opportunities to support the education and professional development of young people interested in promoting positive change in the world. It advances the university's mission to develop scholars and professionals who drive change and help find solutions to contemporary global problems. The Pickering Program provides 30 graduate fellowships annually to highly qualified seniors and college graduates committed to joining the Department of State's Foreign Service. The fellowship helps finance two-year graduate programs, provides two summer internships, offers mentoring from a Foreign Service Officer, and provides other professional development activities. The Pickering program was established in 1992 as the U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program and was later renamed the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship to honor Career Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering. Howard University's Director of Diplomatic Fellowships Patricia Hanigan Scroggs adds, "We are really excited to administer the Pickering Fellowship Program. We are attracting and training incredibly talented future Foreign Service Officers, and the program will have a significant impact on the leadership of U.S. diplomacy into the future." Howard will immediately begin recruitment for the 2019 Pickering Fellowship Program in close coordination with the State Department, with information at www.pickeringfellowship.org<http://www.pickeringfellowship.org/>. The application deadline for the Pickering Fellowship is September 20, 2018. The program is open to applicants with any major. It encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the State Department, women, and those with financial need. The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard will administer the Pickering Fellowship Program. Ambassador Larry Palmer, the University's Ambassador in Residence will oversee the program. Patricia Hanigan Scroggs will serve as the Director of Diplomatic Fellowships. Dr. Lily Lopez-McGee will become the Director of the Pickering Fellowship Program. The Bunche Center is located at 2218 6thSt. NW, Washington, DC. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/