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Ambassador-in-Residence

Center on Economics & Foreign Affairs · United States

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About the role

Contributes former ambassadorial experience, diplomatic relationships, geopolitical insight, international convening capacity, and cross-border project guidance.

Responsibilities

Contributes former ambassadorial experience, diplomatic relationships, geopolitical insight, international convening capacity, and cross-border project guidance. Nature of appointment This is a voluntary, nonresident appointment. The appointee contributes expertise, judgment, relationships, and institutional engagement in support of CEFA's mission on a part-time, unpaid basis. Authority & limits No authority to bind CEFA, solicit capital on its behalf, or make institutional commitments without written authorization.

Required qualifications

- Recognized experience and professional standing relevant to Diplomacy, Government and Public Policy. - Capacity to contribute approximately four to six hours per month on a voluntary basis. - No conflicts of interest that would impair independent, mission-aligned participation.

Preferred qualifications

- An active network and institutional relationships that advance CEFA's economic-development and foreign-affairs mission.

Benefits

Appointment classification: Voluntary nonresident appointment. Term: One year, renewable. Expected contribution: approximately four to six hours per month. Compensation: Unpaid; approved expenses may be reimbursed. Authority: No authority to bind CEFA, solicit capital on its behalf, or make institutional commitments without written authorization.

Equal opportunity

CEFA is an equal-opportunity institution. All qualified individuals receive consideration without regard to any legally protected characteristic.

About Center on Economics & Foreign Affairs

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