# @princetonspia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B79gDJfBHWB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20742515-princetonspia-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/a83eb76b45.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-01-30T22:42:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Princeton SPIA (@princetonspia) — https://gondola.cc/princetonspia

## Caption

“While at the wws_saoc retreat, I was particularly excited about the opportunity to chat with Ambassador James I. Gadsden MCF '85. As a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow, I will enter the U.S. Foreign Service in 2021. Amb. Gadsden was more than willing to spend a large part of the day chatting with us who were interested in the #foreignservice about all things related to the statedept, his career, and some challenges he faced along the way. I am incredibly grateful for how forthcoming he was, and for his concrete guidance. I will surely keep it with me as I venture into that #career after graduation. The SAOC retreat was a rejuvenating, intellectually stimulating, and wholesome experience for me. As a first-generation Mexican-American, #mentorship has played a large role in my academic and professional life. Without my mentors, I would have never known about nor pushed myself to pursue different opportunities. The retreat re-emphasized for me the importance of not only maintaining a relationship with my mentors but also providing mentorship to those earlier in their careers.” - Sofia Alessandra Ramirez MPA ’21. #Princetagram #MentoringMonth #ThankYourMentorDay

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career, princetagram, foreignservice, thankyourmentorday, mentorship, mentoringmonth

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