Upon graduating from the Clinton School, Emily Fischer (’10) was named a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. The competitive two-year fellowship introduces recent graduate students to the federal government through a series of assignments.
During her first year in the program, Fischer has spent four months in the U.S. Embassy in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, managing the annual strategic planning process in the PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief) Coordinator’s Office.
She also spent time working for the Director General of the Foreign Service in the Office of Policy Coordination in Washington. She says she enjoys the wide range of exposure to different government agencies provided by the fellowship program.
When looking back on her Clinton School experience, Fischer says she learned her how to put her passion for public service to good use.
“The Clinton School teaches you how to be a catalyst of change,” she says. “As students and graduates, it is our responsibility to help individuals, organizations and communities realize their potential and put visionary ideas into practice.”
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