MentorTalks: Shaping the Arc of Your Career with U.S. Ambassador Michelle Kwan

In honor of the 2024 Summer Olympics, join us as we hear from Michelle Kwan, U.S. Ambassador to Belize and five-time world figure skating champion in our next episode of MentorTalks.
Sit down with us as we hear from the Ambassador on her experience being selected as the first Public Diplomacy Envoy for the U.S. State Department, the transition she made from her Olympic career into public diplomacy, and the lessons she's learned along the way – including learning to confront disappointment.

Tune into our conversation with the Ambassador and hear more about her journey in this inspiring episode, out now.

Speaker Biography:

Michelle Kwan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Belize on October 7, 2022.  Ambassador Kwan has had a distinguished career in public service, diplomacy, and sports.  She represented the United States as the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, having won 43 championships, including five world championships, nine national titles, and two Olympic medals.  She became the first Public Diplomacy Envoy in 2006 and for a decade traveled extensively on behalf of the U.S. Department of State to engage youth around the world on social and educational issues.  Ambassador Kwan also served as the Treasurer and Board Member of Special Olympics International.

After she earned a B.A. from the University of Denver with a focus on international relations and an M.A. from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, she became a Senior Advisor at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.  In addition, she served as an Advisor to the Office of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State where she assisted with the U.S.-China Women’s Leadership Exchange and Dialogue.  Kwan is fluent in Cantonese.