Posted by Tara Rigler on Sep 25, 2007 - 11:20 AM
Ever wonder what it's like to live overseas for the U.S. Department of State? Here's a blog entry by Tara Rigler, a civil servant working as the Deputy Press Attaché at U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India.
Greetings from New Delhi! I have been here almost 9 months, but it seems like only three -- there is never a boring moment in Public Affairs. Over the summer, I had four weeks of work-related trips. The first week of July, I took some Indian journalists out to the U.S.S. Nimitz via the Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) flight. We departed from Chennai, flying almost 480 miles to the ship while it was still off the coast of Sri Lanka. The members of the press that accompanied me were…
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Posted by Masharika Prejean on Sep 25, 2007 - 09:51 AM
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It’s August in New Orleans—The Big Easy. The sun beats down relentlessly on the sandy lot as dozens of volunteers build roofs, frame porches, and paint new homes. “Drink, drink, drink! If you’re thirsty, it’s too late: you’re dehydrated,” warns one of the…
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Posted by Kristen Silverberg on Sep 24, 2007 - 05:17 PM
We arrived from Washington, D.C. on Saturday. Secretary Rice went immediately to a high-level meeting on Iraq, co-chaired by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and Secretary General Ban. Participants discussed the UN role in Iraq and our desire to see the UN increase its political and reconstruction support for Iraq.
On Sunday, September 23, the Secretary attended a meeting on Afghanistan. Secretary Rice reaffirmed U.S. commitment to Afghanistan and noted the progress the government…
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