Foreign policy is strategic communication and complex project management. Her career and personal initiative have taken her across Asia, Africa, Latin America and now to the Dominican Republic, where she is currently a second year fellow with the Dream Project, an award winning NGO and educational center. In addition to her diplomatic career, Judith has a rich background as an editor, translator, journalist, making significant contributions in various global settings. She holds a master’s degree in Romance Language and Literature with Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Brandeis University. Her passion for global mobility and continuous learning in challenging environments has driven her to build bridges of positive transformation throughout her career. Judith is a pleasure to welcome to our show. Amazing mentor. Welcome. Thank you.
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Director of Spanish Department. Order books from South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Spain. Compile and produce holding catalogue for the store’s Spanish-language holdings. Represent Schoenhof’s at “Liber” international book fair for Spanish-language publishers in Madrid (1993) and Barcelona (1994).
Project Editor, College Division, Foreign Language Department (1991-1992). Project management and organization for textbooks in Spanish and Italian. Supervise freelancers and entire editorial-production process, final check of all printed and recorded material. Editor, College Division, Foreign Language Department (1989-1991). Associate Editor, School Division, Reading Department (1988-1989). Freelance Editor, School Division, Reading Department (1987-1988).
Contributing editor and production editor for high school Spanish-language instruction series, including student books, teacher manuals, ancillaries, and audiovisual material.
Editor of La Guía Pirelli Argentina 1995 and La Guía Pirelli Uruguay (1st edition, 1996). Both books are part of the prestigious Pirelli travel guide series, by Diego Bigongiari. Editor of an extensive article, by the same author, published in June 1994 Geo, “Special Argentinien.”
Weekly columnist covering cinema, theater, and other cultural events in Buenos Aires for English-language program Radio Wow (San Isidro Labrador, 95.5 FM)
Staff journalist for semimonthly Segundamano (1996-1997). Prepare feature reports. Edit and coordinate book reviews. Contributing journalist for Newsweek International, Travel Supplement of La Prensa and bimonthly Américas magazine of the OAS.
Editor for an investor relations and corporate communications firm whose clients are among Japan’s leading corporations.
Editor and translator (French-English) for the Service de Presse et Publications of the biennial Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). Editor of official FESPACO 16th edition festival catalogue. Journalist for Fespaco News.
Travel to and onsite research contribution for chapter on Mali (north and northeast) for the British publication West Africa. The Rough Guide, by Jim Hudgens and Richard Trillo, 2000 edition.
News writing and proofreading for this French-language satirical opposition weekly focused on West African current events. Volunteer collaboration through Washington-based non-governmental organization Visions in Action.
Prepare creative activities to develop student skills in conversational English.
Spanish to English translator of a book by well-known Argentine historian Félix Luna, Breve historia de los argentinos (English title, A Brief History of Argentina), Editorial Planeta, 1996. Other translations (Spanish to English / English to Spanish) include news articles, feature-length screenplays (also French to English), documentary screenplays and dialogue transcription, anthropological studies, brief travel guide for the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and legal documents. Translator of a text to accompany Zagier & Urruty Publications photographic essay on Argentina.
Official Spanish-English and English-Spanish translator for Embassy of Peru in Japan. Notes verbales, tenders, general correspondence.
Books about Japan and its culture. Editor of Japan Access, a thirty-part series on Japan created for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, distributed at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games and to all Japanese embassies.
Create English subtitles for Fuji TV’s evening news program, FNN Super News.
Direct a four-hour weekly study-skills seminar (reading, writing, and critical thinking) for Japanese students seeking to undertake undergraduate work in the United States and Great Britain.
Consular Officer in the Nonimmigrant Visa unit (2003-2004) and Immigrant Visa unit (2004-2005) at a large post on the Mexican-U.S. border where all immigrant visas are processed out of Mexico. Congressional liaison officer, women’s issues coordinator. Political reporting, particularly on femicides in Ciudad Juárez.
Compile sub-Saharan Africa media clips for the Bureau of African Affairs. Delivery of media brief for Bureau of African Affairs and for Department of State Spokesperson. Coordinate U.S. and international media interview requests.
Press Attaché for U.S. Embassy–Yaoundé. Portfolio includes developing public affairs strategies to strengthen the voice of Cameroonian independent press.
Implement public diplomacy (PD) strategy for the U.S. Mission to Sudan. Complex U.S. economic sanctions regime, precarious security environment, and challenging bilateral relationship requiring flexibility and resourcefulness in PD programming. Manage a budget of over US$500,000.Implement public diplomacy (PD) strategy for the U.S. Mission to Sudan. Complex U.S. economic sanctions regime, precarious security environment, and challenging bilateral relationship requiring flexibility and resourcefulness in PD programming. Manage a budget of over US$500,000.
Provide media support for over fifteen U.S. government agencies that maintain active areas of collaboration with the host government and Dominican civil society. Oversee transition from traditional Information Resource Center to expansion of engagement and outreach through social media platforms.Provide media support for over fifteen U.S. government agencies that maintain active areas of collaboration with the host government and Dominican civil society. Oversee transition from traditional Information Resource Center to expansion of engagement and outreach through social media platforms.
Manage annual resources of over US$60 million to implement some 35 professional and academic exchange programs and direct the world’s largest U.S. government academic and professional alumni network of over 14,000 members. Coordinate with three U.S. constituent posts in Pakistan. As Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer (2013-2014), assist in oversight of more than US$40 million in grants management plus US$17 million in university partnerships. Treasurer and Board member of the binational Fulbright Commission, United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP).Manage annual resources of over US$60 million to implement some 35 professional and academic exchange programs and direct the world’s largest U.S. government academic and professional alumni network of over 14,000 members. Coordinate with three U.S. constituent posts in Pakistan. As Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer (2013-2014), assist in oversight of more than US$40 million in grants management plus US$17 million in university partnerships. Treasurer and Board member of the binational Fulbright Commission, United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP).
Lead press strategy and public outreach on U.S. government Haiti policy. Support media engagements of the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and press engagements among interagency players involved in carrying out U.S. Haiti policy. Washington liaison for Public Affairs Section Port-au-Prince. Design Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator social media strategy.Lead press strategy and public outreach on U.S. government Haiti policy. Support media engagements of the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and press engagements among interagency players involved in carrying out U.S. Haiti policy. Washington liaison for Public Affairs Section Port-au-Prince. Design Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator social media strategy.
Direct Mission Lima communications strategy. Grants management of over US$4 million in annual program funds. Oversee public affairs strategy and expanded team for 2017 Summit of the Americas in Lima. Provide public affairs support to two dozen U.S. government agencies. Serve as Acting Deputy Chief of Mission. Fulbright Commission Board Chair. Board member of the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano binational center.Direct Mission Lima communications strategy. Grants management of over US$4 million in annual program funds. Oversee public affairs strategy and expanded team for 2017 Summit of the Americas in Lima. Provide public affairs support to two dozen U.S. government agencies. Serve as Acting Deputy Chief of Mission. Fulbright Commission Board Chair. Board member of the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano binational center.
Responsible for advancing U.S.-India relations in the consular jurisdiction of some 180 million people (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry). Focus areas – business and investment, education, collaboration in space technology and the environment.Responsible for advancing U.S.-India relations in the consular jurisdiction of some 180 million people (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry). Focus areas – business and investment, education, collaboration in space technology and the environment.
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