Diplomat and bet365亚洲官网 Alumnus to 参观校园 Friday

VALDOSTA -- bet365亚洲官网 alumnus Navarro Moore, was recently sworn into 美国.S. Foreign Service as consular officer for 美国.S. 大使馆 在萨尔瓦多的圣萨尔瓦多. The 24-year-old Valdosta native is taking a break from intensive Spanish language training to visit his alma mater Friday, April 23, to share the personal and professional passions that have guided him.

The former diplomat for 美国.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. will address members of the Model United Nations team at 10 a.m. in the Center for International Programs, 204 Georgia Ave. He will then speak with political science majors from 11 a.m. 到中午 在305西厅. A question and answer period will follow both speaking sessions, which are free and open to the public.

“弗吉尼亚州立大学的教授们，比如. Michael Baun和Dr. David Winder注意到 I had something that could possibly lead me far, and they pushed me to do more and spread my wings. I am infinitely grateful for their foresight and wisdom, and I keep in touch with them to this day,” 说 Moore, who graduated with a Bachelor of Political Science in 2006. “However, the biggest inspiration for me has been the thought that I may be the difference in someone’s life. 我认为 there are more children just like me who grew up in similar or worse circumstances pushes me to want to succeed as much as I can to show them that it can be done.”

Dr. Ivan Nikolov, director of the Center for International Programs, 说 Moore is an inspiration to students eager to work in 对外关系领域. As a diplomat, Moore urged then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other officials to expand their recruitment efforts in South Georgia. 尼科洛夫认为 passionate public servant with securing four paid summer internships for bet365亚洲官网 undergraduates each year.

“Navarro is evidence that we at Valdosta State can grow the future diplomats of America; and our students need to meet him and hear how his persistence and hard work helped him achieve so that they, too, can believe in themselves and reach for their goals,” Nikolov 说. “We’ve already seen the results of Navarro leading the path. We’ve had several students take internships in D.C.，有一些是 now working in the nation’s capital. 纳瓦罗有一个伟大的信息， and we are eager for him to share his good will and motivations on 他的职业道路.”

Moore 说 his involvement with bet365亚洲官网’s continued participation in the internship program has been one of his most rewarding 努力. His drive to achieve professionally, Moore 说, has never overshadowed his drive to help others achieve and realize 他们的潜力.

“My favorite memory of bet365亚洲官网 was being able to give back to the 大学. I was elated to learn that students from bet365亚洲官网 would have 这样的机会. I look forward to more students from bet365亚洲官网 being 能够利用它. It makes it even more humbling for me that I was able to play a role in our 大学 receiving this 荣誉.”

After his 2009 graduation from Florida State University with a Master of International Relations, Moore began working as a diplomat, traveling the world on two- to three-year assignments to gain experience at various embassies. 他曾担任托马斯·R. Pickering Fellow in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Fiji 其他地区. Moore gained experience in governmental 在美国工作的事务.S. 众议院 Congressman Jack Kingston and in the Federal Election Commission as 竞选财务分析师. He interned as a program researcher at the Claude Pepper Center for Intercultural Dialogue in Tallahassee, 佛罗里达州.

In 2004, Moore began as a mentor with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters 南乔治亚计划. When he moved to Washington, D.C.后, graduation from bet365亚洲官网, his official capacity with the organization ended, but he has continued his mentoring role with his little 哥哥. He has returned to the halls of Valdosta High School to speak about making good life choices and career exploration, and served as the foreign affairs instructor for Tallahassee’s Distinguished Young Gentleman Program -- a two-week enrichment program to develop the leadership potential of young males from historically disadvantaged communities.

The avid sportsman, who married his high school sweetheart, Shannon, 说 his main goal in life is to expose his children -- Davion, 6, and Mariah, 5 -- to the intrigue of other cultures and 世界奇观. More importantly, though, he wants to instill in them the power of believing in others -- a priceless 前景.

Read more about Moore’s journey in the spring bet365亚洲官网 校友 Voice at http://bbfyys.shicel.com/voice/2010/04/12/five-dollars-of-hope/ .