Texas International Education Consortium, US. TIEC has welcomed Deneyse A. Kirkpatrick as its new president and CEO. Returning home to Texas after two decades of US diplomatic experience in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Deneyse is uniquely poised to build global partnerships on behalf of Texas higher education. Deneyse most recently served as the highest ranking US government official to Guinea Bissau and previously was the senior advisor for the US advisory commission on public diplomacy at the US State Department. She is the recipient of the Civilian Army Achievement Award and the Public Diplomacy Association of America Award, as well as sitting on various college boards. Raised in Texas and the daughter of educators and university graduates of the Texas education system, the board of directors welcomed Deneyse’s unique perspective and hands-on expertise to lead the consortium.