Dear Supporters!
The International Career Advancement Program Alumni Association (ICAPAA) is pleased to announce that Ms. Chandrima Das, a 2013 ICAP Fellow, was elected to succeed Charlotte G. Kea, as the organization’s president. Ms. Das has served on the ICAPAA board since 2013, including two years as chair of the program committee where she expanded partnerships and programming, such as networking dinners and professional workshops.
On becoming ICAPAA president, Ms. Das said, “I’m looking forward to working with my fellow board members, valued senior advisors, and supporters to ensuring America’s foreign policy leaders represent our country’s growing diversity.” She continued, “Charlotte Kea has been a visionary and dynamic leader whose accomplishments, such as the partnerships with CSIS, The Raben Group, have advanced ICAP’s mission and fundraising efforts, including raising funds for ICAP cohort for the past six years.”
“I’m proud of the work we did over the past six years as we were able to bring more accomplished and wonderful ICAP Fellows into the program who are dedicated to broadening diversity in senior positions,” said Charlotte G. Kea. “Ms. Das will bring enthusiasm, creativity, and a fresh perspective to her role as president. She’s been a tremendous board member and friend and I look forward to supporting her efforts.”
Dr. E. Thomas Rowe, the founder of ICAP remarked that, “Throughout the years, Ms. Das has demonstrated leadership ability in her professional capacity and within ICAP. I have no doubt that she will continue to strengthen ICAP and its Fellows. It is more important now than ever that diverse International Affairs practitioners have their voices heard to solve the many complex problems we face in the world. I can confidently say that Ms.Das will help elevate those voices.”
In her professional capacity, Ms. Das is the Director of Peacekeeping Policy at the United Nations Foundation and Better World Campaign. She is the resident expert on UN Peacekeeping Operations and educates Congress and the Administration on the value of UN peacekeeping as an effective part of the U.S. national security toolbox. Ms. Das holds a master’s degree in Peace Operations and received her bachelor’s in Political Science from Syracuse University. She is also a Council on Foreign Relations Term Member. She is married to Brent Woolfork, ICAP 2012, and they have a one-year old daughter, Asha.
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Thank you for all of your support to ICAP now and throughout the years.
The importance of diversity in International Affairs has never been more important, and ICAP continues to lead this dialogue.
Greetings, ICAP Supporters!
On Wednesday, October 25, 2017, ICAP, in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Affairs (CSIS) convened a conference on “Transformational Leadership in International Affairs,” featuring senior U.S. government and business leaders. The conference examined the strategic imperatives for diversifying the senior ranks of U.S. national security agencies and reviewed cutting edge talent management approaches in leading U.S. global companies. The event featured a keynote address from Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, followed by two distinct panels with senior leaders from national security agencies, including Tom Shannon, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State, and major U.S. corporations such as Bank of America.
For more information on the conference, please click on the below Press Release:
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Thank you for all of your support to ICAP now and throughout the years.
Dear Supporter,
We are excited to annouce this year's 2017 ICAP Class. Please join me to in welcoming them to the ICAP Family:
ICAP 2017 List of Fellows
Lisa Barton: US International Trade Commission
Francisco Bencosme: Staff of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Annika Betancourt: State Department
Benjamin Chan: Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Service
Fan-Li Chou: Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Service
Nadia Farra: State Department
Michael Fraser: State Department
Kristine Gloria: Aspen Institute
Osvaldo Gomez-Martinez: Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Service
Christina Hardaway: State Department
Sonia Ihenachor: Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Service
Aaron Johnson: Department of Homeland Security
Michelle Kayser: State Department
Viondette Lopez: Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Kevin Martin: State Department
David Martinez: State Department
Regina Neal: US African Development Foundation
Noelle Ojo: USAID
Imani Pitman: State Department
Carlos Quintana: Department of Labor
Keetah Salazar-Thompson: USAID
Anusha Seneviratne: State Department
Mai Shintani: US Federal Emergency Management Agency
Adam Sotomayor: State Department
Jessica Thomas: Council on Foreign Relations
Carmen Tull: USAID
Ravinder Ubee: US International Trade Commission
Jamila White: AECOM International Development
Parastou Youseffi: Gates Foundation
Esther Zeledon: USAID
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Dear ICAP Supporter,
In its 20th year, the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) is again accepting applications for the 2017 ICAP class!
With over 470 alumni, ICAP has helped its participants advance to senior positions in all employment sectors, from US Ambassadors at State to executive directors of non-profits to chief executive officers of private businesses. The training includes an introductory day in Washington, DC, taking place on September 16th, and a week in Aspen, Colorado, with career advising, peer support, senior mentors, workshops on leadership and policy discussions from September 30th to October 8th.
The program accepts applications from mid-level professionals during the spring each year. Applicants should be professions who:
As supporters of ICAP we would love for you to spread the word far and wide to as many potential candidates as possible. Applications close next week on May 31st.
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Dear ICAP Donor,
As we begin to wrap up the first quarter of 2017 we wanted to share with you some updates that the ICAP Alumni Association are doing to progress diversity in international affairs forward:
New Executive Director
Ambassador Deborah McCarthy has joined the ICAP Alumni Association as the New Executive Director. Over the last few years the volunteer program team led by the Board of Directors has maintained a high-level of alumni programming for ICAP fellows to continue to grow the network. We are thankful for their contribution and their continued efforts to provide enriching programs for our membership. With new staff we hope to continue expand the primary efforts of the Alumni Association including expanding programming for you the members of the ICAP Alumni Association and continuing to raise funds for the ICAP Aspen Fellowship Program. In order for us to understand your needs we ask that you complete the survey sent to the membership through the ICAP listserve.
ICAP Alum in the News
Latanya Mapp-Frepp, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Global, spoke with Women Deliver on the need to respect and protect women’s sexual health and rights.
Eric Ham, political analyst and author of The GOP Civil War, discussed General Flynn’s resignation from the Trump Administration with the BBC News Channel.
Lia Miller, Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Bolivia was interviewed by Women in Foreign Policy, where she discussed her experience as a Pickering Fellow and the ICAP fellowship.
Please see the links to the news articles below.
Save the Date
This year's "Conference on Diversity in International Affairs" (mid-year reunion) scheduled for April 28-29, 2017 at the Council On Foreign Relations.
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