,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ebb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ad1     
#bjag,mr4 ,meeks 7for himself and ,mr4  
,engel7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the twentieth
 anniversary of the ,international      
,career ,advancement ,program4  ,whereas
 the inaugural class of fellows of the  
,international ,career ,advancement     
,program 7,,icap7 occurred in #aiig2    
,whereas ,,icap's aim is to bring       
greater quality and diversity to the    
staffing of senior management and       
policy-making positions in international
 affairs2 ,whereas ,,icap is the only   
program dedicated to assisting highly   
promising mid-career professionals from 
underrepresented groups advance to      
senior positions in international       
affairs2 ,whereas ,,icap ,fellows       
participate in an intensive week-long   
seminar consisting of lectures and      

discussions designed to prepare         
participants for the foreign affairs and
 management challenges encountered by   
senior officials2 ,whereas the          
participants discuss the                
characteristics1 values1 and experiences
 faced by underrepresented communities  
in international affairs careers and are
 provided with the tools and training to
 strengthen their leadership capacities 
and advancement potential2 ,whereas the 
,fellows gain greater appreciation for  
the importance of diversity for         
effective and principled ,united ,states
 leadership1 and increase their ability 
to achieve success in their careers2    
,whereas over #ejj people have          
participated in the program and several 
have gone on to rise to the rank of     
,united ,states ,ambassador1 establish  
their own nonprofit organizations1 and  
lead companies2 ,whereas the ,,icap     
,alumni ,association continues the work 
of ,,icap to offer its members          
opportunities to network1 mentor1 build 

skills1 and engage in community         
outreach2 ,whereas ,the ,economist      
magazine recognized ,,icap in #bjae as a
 ,top #aj ethnicity employee network2   
and ,whereas the founder and director of
 ,,icap1 ,dr4 ,e4 ,thomas ,rowe1 was    
named one of the ,top #ej ,diversity    
,figures in ,public ,life in #bjae3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes  
that the ,united ,states needs to draw  
on the full diversity and talents of all
 ,americans in order for the ,united    
,states to be effective1 innovative1 and
 globally competitive2  7#b7 calls on   
the ,secretary of ,state1 pursuant to   
the ,department of ,state ,authorities  
,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law 
#aad-cbc71 to provide attention and     
oversight to the employment1 retention1 
and promotion of traditionally          
underrepresented groups and promote a   
diverse representation among mid- and   
senior-level career professionals       
through programs such as the            

,international ,career ,advancement     
,program 7,,icap72  7#c7 commends ,dr4  
,e4 ,thomas ,rowe for his lifelong      
commitment to diversity and his belief  
that the diversity of ,american society 
should be reflected in its leadership2  
and  7#d7 recognizes the important      
impact ,,icap has had on the lives of   
its fellows and in advancing the        
interests and values of the ,united     
,states around the world4