
My Foreign Service Life
I've spent most of my career—that's 35 years—living and working overseas for the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. My coworkers and myself were responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and helping U.S. citizens abroad. With this podcast, I'm starting at the beginning - or really slightly before the beginning—to walk through what it was like being 27, with a small child, moving overseas to Africa for the first time. Join my son and I as in each episode, I read my story and we talk through the challenges overcome and the joys discovered in My Foreign Service Life.
Podcasting since 2024 • 30 episodes
My Foreign Service Life
Latest Episodes
S3E4 DC: Kudos and International Press
Christine talks about the negotiations with Namibia, Angola, South Africa, and Cuba for the Tripartite Accords in 1988, and awards in the Foreign Service.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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22:45

S3E3 DC: Treaty Negotiations in Angola and Namibia
Christine talks about working in the Office of Southern African Affairs including treaty negotiations, typing up letters of sanction, straphangers, and leaving your only daughter's christening.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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23:09

S3E2 DC: AF-S and the Birth of Emily
In this episode, Christine talks about joining the Bureau of African Affairs in DC and having her third (and best?) child.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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16:42

S3E1 DC: Back to Washington DC
Christine talks about working from Main State, finding childcare, the expense of being in the DMV and teases a future episode.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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21:47

S2E12 Senegal: King Matthew's Triumphant Return
In this episode, Christine talks about transporting a fresh baby internationally. She discusses nursing, two hour lunches, domestic help, and Matthew's first trip to Africa. This is the end of Season 2! But Season 3 will start 8/4/25.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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19:01
