Global Career Opportunities & Languages is a forum held on February 27, 2007 at George Washington University’s Marvin Center, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to inform young people of the potential careers they might find that would It was presented by the National Museum of Language (NML), in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). This segment is a highlight of the talk given by Richard L. Buangan who joined the United States Foreign Service in 1999 and is currently enrolled in Chinese Mandarin language training to prepare him for his next assignment as Deputy Press Spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China in 2008. Richard served as Special Assistant to Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. He is the recipient of the Department of State’s Superior Honor Award. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Buangan holds a BA in Political Science and Economics Magna Cum Laude from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, and speaks French and Spanish.