About Us
The Rangel Program is a U.S. State Department program administered by Howard University that seeks to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. The program seeks individuals interested in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing U.S. foreign policy. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need.
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Graduate Fellowship Program
The Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program provides support for individuals interested in careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. Applications for the 2020 Cohort are now open.
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Summer Enrichment Program
Rangel Undergraduate International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program that provides undergraduates with the opportunity to enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding about U.S. foreign policy during a six-week summer program at Howard University.
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Meet Rangel Fellows
Learn more about the range of experiences they bring to the program. Meet the 2019 Rangel Fellows Other Fellow Profiles
Meet Rangel Scholars
Learn more about the range of experiences they bring to the program. Meet 2019 Rangel Scholars Other Scholar Profiles
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2020 Rangel Fellows Selected!
Congratulations to the 2020 Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellows! On November 22, 2019 the Charles...
Congressman Charles B. Rangel mentor to the Rangel Fellows
Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who served in the House of Representatives for nearly 50 years, remains...
2019 Rangel Graduate Fellows Selected
On November 9, 2018, the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program selection panel chose...
2019 Rangel Scholars Selected
On March 21, 2019, the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program awarded 15 placements...
Rangel Scholars Have Opportunity to Meet with Senior State Department Officials
On June 22, this year’s cohort of Rangel Scholars had the opportunity to join four senior State Department...
Rangel Fellows Marita Lamb (2008) and Krystin Rodriguez (2018) Highlighted in FSI Newsletter
2008 Rangel Fellow Marita Lamb and 2018 Fellow Krystin Rodriguez were recently highlighted in the Foreign...
Rangel Fellows Have Opportunity to Meet with Senior State Department Officials
On May 23, this year’s cohort of Rangel Fellows had the opportunity to join four senior State Department...
Rangel Fellows and Scholars with Secretary Tillerson
A group of Rangel Graduate Fellows and Scholars had an opportunity to connect with Secretary Rex Tillerson in...
Secretary Tillerson Addresses State Department Student Programs and Fellowships Participants
“As the arm of the U.S. government representing America around the world, the U.S. State Department...
Association of Black American Ambassador’s Welcomes 2017 Rangel and Pickering Fellows
The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA), a group of current and retired Senior Foreign Service...
Michael Fraser Escorts Secretary Rice during a Visit to Panama
Brandon Jackson Speaks to Students in Shenyang, China
Khan Nguyen Gives an Interview in Dili, Timor Leste
2010 Rangel Fellow Yuki Kondo-Shah (left) and the Public Affairs Section in U.S. Embassy La Paz, Bolivia cheers on Bolivian indigenous law and rights scholars
Marita Lamb, a 2008 Rangel Fellow doing her first tour in the Foreign Service in Bangladesh, talks to students about opportunities in U.S. higher education
2009 Rangel Fellow Amirah Ismail briefs Senator John McCain during his visit to Latvia
