Bridget Roddy: Managing the Virtual Student Foreign Service

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Bridget Roddy: Managing the Virtual Student Foreign Service

The State Department dispatches people to countries all over the world, but now it's trying something new — employing student interns who stay at their...

July 14, 2015 9:47 am

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The State Department dispatches people to countries all over the world, but now it's trying something new — employing student interns who stay at their universities while working on projects abroad. They're part of a virtual foreign service that has grown exponentially under the management of Bridget Roddy, the Virtual Student Foreign Service program manager. For her work, she's one of the 33 finalists for this year's Service to America Medals. She joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain more about the program. View a photo gallery of Sammies finalists.