[1] Mozena graduated from Iowa State University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in history and government.

He participated in a cultural exchange program to Nepal under the auspices of the National 4-H Council from 1970 to 1971.

From 1971 to 1974, Mozena attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Before joining the Foreign Service, Mozena worked as a program specialist from 1977 to 1981 for the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Ambassador Mozena joined the U.S. Foreign Service as a Political Officer in 1981.