Robin Holzhauer works for the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer (diplomat). She specializes in public diplomacy, which focuses on media engagement, cultural and educational affairs, and building long-term relationships and fostering mutual understanding between the people of the United States and foreign publics. She has completed tours in Russia, Kosovo, Washington, D.C. and Venezuela. Her most recent assignment was as the Information Officer/Press Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Prior to joining the department, Professor Holzhauer worked as a print journalist.  

• M.A., Naval War College, National Security and Strategic Studies
• M.A., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, History
• B.A., University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, History
• B.A., University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, English
• Irish Studies Certificate: Maynooth College, Maynooth, Ireland

• U.S. History
• Latin American Studies
• Public Diplomacy
• Composition

• “What I Wish I Had Known,” Foreign Service Journal, November 2006
• "Language Learning 101," Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2005
• “Our Flag Was Still There,” November 2001
• “Embarking on a Public Diplomacy Career: A Tale of Two Trainees” and “Around the World After 35: Public Diplomacy as a Second Career; USIA, Public Diplomacy Forum, July-August 1998

• Franklin Award, 2007
• Honor Award, 2002

• American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)