Lawrence Bartlett ’77 Retires from Department of State
After leading the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program for 15 years, Lawrence Bartlett ’77 of Bethesda, Maryland, has retired. During his 25 years with the Department of State, he helped resettle over one million refugees to the United States, including the recent surge of U.S.-affiliated Afghans. He also directed U.S. humanitarian assistance for Syria and worked on humanitarian operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Prior to joining the State Department, Bartlett served as Peace Corps director in Jordan and Bulgaria and worked in international education and earthquake relief. He was recruited by the Peace Corps office in Madison after graduation and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Yemen, helping implement the first national immunization campaign.
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