The Development Diplomat: Working Across Borders, Boardrooms, and Bureaucracies to End Poverty

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By Fatema Sumar *06

Published Nov. 18, 2021

The Development Diplomat (New Degree Press) tells the story of Fatema Sumar, a first-generation Muslim-American tasked with traveling across the world on behalf of the U.S. government to fight poverty and drive economic growth in vulnerable global communities. In this incisive memoir, Sumar offers her vision for foreign policy and international development and a roadmap for the next generation of diplomats.

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