>> My name is Michelle Los Banos.
I work for the U.S. Department of State and I'm Foreign Service Officer.
And currently, I'm assigned as the Diplomat in Residence at UCLA
and I cover the Southern California and Hawaii regions.
So as the Diplomat in Residence at UCLA, a typical day is different
from a typical day overseas when I serve at an embassy or a consulate.
Here in Los Angeles, a typical day would involve me going to a university
in the Southern California region and visiting with students, sitting on a career panel,
like I'm going to be doing this evening, and talking about the life and work
of a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.
I could also engage with the general public and talk about the job that I do,
the different opportunities, especially career opportunities,
and internships with the U.S. Department of State.
And I can also set up meetings, one-on-one meetings, with students or just members
of the general public who are interested in learning more about the career.
In terms of my work overseas, it's a lot different
in the fact that I would work at an embassy.
And a typical day might involve me meeting with the ambassador or meeting with our country team,
which is basically the group that makes up all of the different heads
of the different sections of an embassy.
I could also meet with the ambassador and talk about potentially a media interview
that he or she is going to be doing.
I could be writing a speech for the ambassador that he or she would give at a university.
I could be on a conference call with different organizations setting
up an international media reporting tour to another country.