Meet Antoinette Hurtado: UNLV’s Diplomat in Residence

After two decades as a foreign services officer, she’s the go-to resource for students interested in careers with the U.S. Department of State.

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Antoinette Hurtado is the current Diplomat in Residence, part of UNLV’s new Diplomat in Residence program. (Becca Schwartz/UNLV)

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Learn more at the Recruiter in Residence Day, an event hosted by UNLV Career Services that will include an information session from noon to 2 p.m. on Sept. 13. Office hours will follow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students can RSVP on Handshake events.

One piece of advice that Antoinette Hurtado likes to tell students interested in a public service career is that, “Whatever major you might have, there is a career for you at the State Department. It just depends on what you want to spend your day-to-day doing.”

Hurtado, who has nearly 19 years’ experience in foreign service, is UNLV’s Diplomat in Residence. She helps connect and recruit students for jobs, fellowships, internships, and study abroad scholarships with the U.S. Department of State. The State Department is the foreign affairs arm of the U.S. federal government and works with other nations in advancing U.S. foreign interests.

Hurtado is now working with UNLV Career Services & Workforce Development to be a resource to students interested in working for the government and traveling abroad.