Presentation to TransAtlantic Masters cohort by William Lucas, U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence at Duke University/Scholar in Residence at UNC, Oct. 14, 2011, at the FedEx Global Education Center, UNC-Chapel Hill.

Audience questions cover language requirements, timing of application, contractual obligation, Afghanistan and Taliban, Serbia as EU candidate, EU support of US presence in Afghanistan, the intelligence community, career satisfaction, educational backgrounds needed for State Dept. entry-level positions, WikiLeaks.