In this episode, host Algene Sajery speaks with Fatema Z. Sumar, international development and author of  The Development Diplomat: Working Across Borders, Boardrooms, and Bureaucracies to End Poverty.    [https://www.amazon.com/Development-Diplomat-Working-Boardrooms-Bureaucracies/dp/1636764959]


Fatema shares her experience as a first-generation Muslim American, woman, and mother working on foreign aid efforts in Capitol Hill and the developing world in the wake of 9-11. Fatema offers practical advise to women of color looking  to advance their careers in this space .




A Conversation with Fatema Z. Sumar, Author, The Development Diplomat

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