Alum in the Foreign Service Speaking on Campus Thursday

Please join us for a Public Conversation with Ari Gore ‘10 U.S. Department of State.
Ari will be speaking about his experiences serving for the State Department in the Middle East—and how studying Arabic and Hebrew at the University of Maryland prepared him for this career.

Thursday, September 6th, 3:30-5:00pm

Global Crossroads Atrium (1st Floor), H.J. Patterson Hall

Ari Gore is a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, currently serving as an Economic Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem. His portfolio includes Gaza, Water, and Wastewater issues. Ari previously served in Tel Aviv, Riyadh, and Washington, D.C., and lived in Syria and Jordan as part of his academic work. Ari has an MBA from Tel Aviv University and BAs in Government and Politics and Arabic Studies from the University of Maryland.

Sponsored by the Office of International Affairs

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