USAID  Information Session
Career opportunities within the USAID Foreign Service and Civil Service

 Tuesday, October 15 from 5:15pm to 6:15pm
Leawood Pioneer Library
 

Hear from Karen Klimowski, Development Diplomat with USAID, about her career serving the USAID in South Asia and learn more about internships and career paths with this agency.

About USAID

USAID promotes and demonstrates democratic values abroad, and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. In support of America's foreign policy, the U.S. Agency for International Development leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance.

About Karen Klimowski

Karen Klimowski serves as the Development Diplomat in Residence for the Western United States, where she develops new partnerships and leads outreach and recruitment activities for the USAID.

Ms. Klimowski is a Senior Foreign Service Officer with more than 25 years of experience in international development and in senior leadership and health officer roles in eight countries. Most recently, Ms. Klimowski served at USAID/India as USAID’s Deputy Mission Director from July 2021 to July 2023, leading a staff of 130 in partnering with India to tackle complex development challenges; and from April 2019 to July 2021 establishing the Indo-Pacific Office, focusing on South Asia. Additionally, Karen served in Indonesia, Kenya, Uganda, and the Philippines, focusing on development programming in health, education, economic empowerment, good governance, environment, and clean energy.

Prior to joining USAID, Ms. Klimowski worked for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia; Zimbabwe, and Malawi; the Orange County Health Care Agency in Santa Ana, California; and various non-governmental organizations. She started her career in development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Ms. Klimowski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physiology from the University of California, San Diego; and a Master’s in Public Health from San Diego State University. She is from Santa Cruz, California.
 

Tuesday, October 15 from 5:15pm to 6:15pm

Johnson County Public Library
Leawood Pioneer Library
4700 Town Center Dr
Leawood, KS 66211

Leawood Large Meeting Room