AN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT:
A LIFE OF SERVICE IN THE
GLOBAL VILLAGE

“The near universal longing
of young people is the
desire to be somewhere
else.”
else.”
A.O. Scott, NY Times

INTRODUCTION
Life in an American village
Student in the global village
U.S. State Department in the global
village
Diplomat in the global village

Life in an American Village
THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS
The “Hub”
(of the universe)

Lexington, Massachusetts
“Birthplace of American Liberty”

Concord, Massachusetts
By the rude bridge that arched the flood
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard 'round the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson