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  • Peter Ford ’84

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Peter Ford ’84 is a Special Agent, Diplomatic Security at U.S. Department of State. After almost 33 years in the U.S. Department of States, Diplomatic Security Service, I finally retired. It was a good run – 115 countries visited; trained in five languages; tours included Mauritania, Lebanon, Honduras, Switzerland, Armenia, Iraq, Brazil, and Venezuela. Best…

  • Peter Ford ’84

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Peter Ford ’84 is a Olympic Security Coordinator at State Department, Diplomatic Security in Rio De Janeiro.  He is a Special Agent with Diplomatic Security, which is the security arm of the U.S. Department of State.  He was a senior U.S. representative, representing 23 different U.S. federal agencies, responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing all…

  • Stephanie Paro ’09

    Stephanie Paro ’09

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Peter Ford ’84, Rio Olympic Security Coordinator for the U.S. Department of State, and Stephanie Paro ’09, USSOUTHCOM Lead, contract support to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, met working in Rio de Janerio and Brasilia coordinating training for the Brazilians in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

  • Peter Ford ’84

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    Erin Wilken

    I retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving for 32 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard. I started out as a private in the Virginia National Guard and was the only ROTC Cadet commissioned at Gustavus (I performed my military drill in Mankato) in 1984. During my career, I was called to…