Valparaiso University to Host Local U.S. Embassy Official

WHO: Valparaiso University alumnus Dennis Cimbaljevich, a political-economic officer at the U.S. Embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro. Cimbaljevich graduated from Portage High School in 2000. In 2004, he graduated magna cum laude from Valparaiso University with a degree in International Economics and Cultural Affairs. He also holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Catholic University of America, Columbia School of Law in Washington D.C.

WHAT: A meet and greet with students, faculty, staff, and community members with a focus on human rights and democracy. The event is part of the U.S. Department of State’s Hometown Diplomats Program, which aims to put a hometown face on foreign policy and to explain to America what the Department of State does and why it matters.

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Lumina Room, Arts and Sciences Building, Valparaiso University

CONTACT: Amy Atchison, assistant professor of political science and international relations. Phone: 219.464.5348; Email: Amy.Atchison@valpo.edu