morning began her career in 1992 as an economist at the federal reserve bank of new york, where she monitored the external debt burden of a portfolio of less-industrialized nations. in 1994, she joined the u.s. department of state as a foreign service officer, serving as vice consul at the u.s. embassy in tegucigalpa, honduras and completed a temporary tour of duty at the u.s. mission to the united nations in new york.