Navarro Moore – FSU alumnus (M.A. International Affairs ‘09) – began his role as deputy consul general at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai in June.
As deputy consul general, Moore’s responsibilities include: protecting and assisting American citizens who live in or visit East China, advocating for U.S. businesses, and managing the consulate’s day-to-day operations. To prepare for this position, Moore completed two years of intensive Mandarin training through the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute.
“It’s been a busy few months since I started,” Moore said. “Through our work, we promote U.S. policy and a greater understanding of American values and views, inform U.S. officials on developments in East China, work to increase U.S. exports, support market-based reforms and intellectual property rights protection, facilitate legitimate travel to the United States, and provide a full range of services to American citizens.”
During his time at the university, Moore was the U.S. State Department’s campus coordinator, and he was a member of the North Florida Council on Foreign Relations. He also interned at FSU’s Claude Pepper Center for Intercultural Dialogue.
“My studies at FSU encouraged me to think critically about global issues and understand what role I could play in shaping or addressing those issues,” Moore said. “It also provided me with a valuable network of other FSU alumni.”
After graduating from FSU, Moore worked in Fiji, Thailand, El Salvador, Australia, Ghana, and Washington, D.C. Before China, his last assignment was senior advisor to the under secretary of state for political affairs.
Throughout his career, Moore has been recognized for his diplomatic achievements. He received the U.S. State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award for leading an Operations Center team during the 2020 Persian Gulf Crisis and during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. He co-led the team that devised the network of evacuation sites during the U.S. Embassy Kabul drawdown, and he coordinated the inaugural U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue.
When asked what advice he would give current FSU students, Moore said, “Seek mentors, cast a wide net for jobs related to international affairs, and think broadly about how your motivation, experiences, and abilities could be used in this field.”
For more information on the International Affairs program at FSU, visit cosspp.fsu.edu/internationalaffairs.