Why I chose a public service career.

Tenscore and fifteen years ago, our forefathers set forth in a career in the government. This career was not by choice for many; they simply found that it was thrust upon them. George Washington never made a single campaign poster; however, he was elected because of his strength and popularity. He went through years of schooling, never suspecting that one day he would be president of what would become the most diverse and powerful nation in the world.

Similarly, I began my higher education unaware of exactly where it might lead; I only knew that foreign languages would play a great part. It was not until after spending a semester in Vienna, Austria and subsequently …