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Stephen Sanders

Stephen Sanders

New York City '07 Corps. Member

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Foreign Service Officer - U.S. Department of State

  • Education

    • Coronado High School

      2000 - 2003
      High School Diploma/International Baccalaureate Diploma

    • Pace University

      2007 - 2009
      Masters of Science Early Childhood Education

    • Tulane University Law School

      2009 - 2012
      Juris Doctor

      Winner of the 2011 Louisiana State Bar Association Moot Court TournamentStudent Attorney with the Tulane Criminal Law Clinic

    • University of California, Berkeley

      2003 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts History, Political Science

      Activities and Societies: Barestage Productions, Theater for Charity

    • National Taiwan Normal University

      2014 - 2014
      Chinese Language and Literature

      Studied at the Mandarin Training Center's (國語教學中心) - Intensive Chinese Course.

  • Experience

    • Teach for America

      Nov 2006 - Jun 2009
      New York City '07 Corps. Member

      Member of a corps of recent college graduates selected to teach in a high-needs school. New York City '07 Corps Member.

    • Harlem Children's Zone

      Aug 2007 - Aug 2009
      Teacher

      Elementary school teacher at the Promise Academy II charter school in New York City.

    • Goldman Magdalin & Krikes

      May 2011 - Aug 2011
      Summer Associate

      Assisted attorneys with research. Drafted motions and memoranda.

    • Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office

      Feb 2013 - Feb 2014
      Assistant District Attorney

      Felony trial division.

    • U.S. Department of State

      Aug 2014 - now

      Serving in the Political Section of U.S. Embassy Seoul covering a wide range of U.S-Republic of Korea political-military affairs issues, including extended deterrence, nonproliferation, defense industry and exports, Korea's partnership with NATO, and space security. <br><br>Completed a year of Korean language training in Seoul prior to starting work in the Embassy. Served in the Office of China Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs covering political-military issues, including nonproliferation, arms control, strategic security, maritime, and U.S.-China bilateral relations. Served as Staff Assistant in the Executive Office, supporting the Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission, managing clearances, and coordinating paper flow through the Embassy and back to Washington. During a rotation in the consular section, handled immigrant and non-immigrant visa adjudications. Handled non-immigrant visa adjudications. Also supported Secretary of State Kerry's participation at the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, China.

      • Political Officer

        Jul 2022 - now

      • Political-Military Affairs Officer

        May 2020 - Jul 2022

      • Consular Officer/Staff Assistant

        May 2018 - May 2020

      • FSI Arabic Language Student

        Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

      • Consular Officer

        Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

      • A-100 Student/FSI Chinese Language Student

        Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Licensed Attorney

      Louisiana State Bar Association
      Nov 2012