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Big Javi and Dr. D Walker welcome Bintu Musa-Harry to Black with Blue Passports to explore what it's like to be a Black abroad while working for the U.S. Department of State. Bintu reflects upon meeting Big Javi in Panama, how she got involved with the state department and the overall impact that traveling abroad has had on her as a Black American woman, and why she thinks it's critical to engage Black youth in internationalization. 

Bintu Musa-Harry is a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Towson University and a Master’s Degree in International Development from American University where she focused her research on democracy and development in post-conflict societies.

Bintu is a proud recipient of the Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship. Through this fellowship, she worked in Bureau of African Affairs’ Office for Central Africa and the International Narcotic and Law Enforcement section of U.S. Embassy, Lima. Most recently, she served as a Consular Officer at U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince.

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she designed programs for adult education, youth development, and girls' empowerment initiatives.  She also served as a Fulbright Scholar in Rwanda where she taught English at Rwanda Tourism University College. Her other overseas experience includes living in Guyana and Panama.

In her spare time, she enjoys tropical vacations, African Literature, and reggae concerts. She speaks Sierra Leonean Krio, Haitian Kreyol, Spanish, and French. She is currently learning Vietnamese in preparation for her next assignment as a Public Diplomacy Officer at U.S. Consulate Ho Chi Minh City.

Connect with Bintu Musa Harry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bintu-musa-harry-ba989461/