The Office of Secretary of State enjoyed hosting a bright young group of international visitors who are Humphrey Fellows at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington.

The mid-career Fellows are from Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Egypt, Ethiopia, Colombia, Vietnam, El Salvador, Panama and Azerbaijan.  They already have significant achievements in government, NGOs and the private sector back home.

The group received a briefing in Secretary of State Sam Reed’s private office (in the photo above, Assistant Secretary of State Steve Excell explains what our office does) and also met with Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, the Senate budget committee chief of staff, Rep. Chris Reykdal, and agency officials.