![]() And the guards called and they said, “Sir, there's been a little bit of water inland, but, um, but everything's okay.” And then the, the Op-Center called me, and they said like, “This is Washington, D.C. And I was the duty officer, um, when the tsunami happened. And so there was always a duty officer who had the phone over the weekend. So we didn't have 24 hour marines at the end of the day, the last person out of the building locked up. Then I went to Chennai, India, and what did they call it? It was like a close and lock consulate. I was coming at it from more of a cultural affairs side of things. I- I, you know, I knew what they did was important, but I didn't quite have the whole picture. Um, I had no, I- I was so intimidated by all of these people because I didn't know. embassy in my life until I showed up for work at my first U.S. ![]() I came into the Foreign Service so green, I had never been in a U.S. A Foreign Service Officer works for the State Department and we have embassies or consulates in almost every country around the world. And that goodwill helps to push American foreign policy. And so it's finding unique ways in every country to create goodwill. So a lot of mutual understanding or goodwill kinds of programs, open doors for ambassadors to have deeper relationships with their counterparts or with important people in those countries. And it is to create programs that create opportunities so that your colleagues can go forward with their work. It's to make sure that American foreign policy is understood and communicated clearly across that country. The goal of a public diplomacy officer is to strengthen mutual understanding in the country that you are in. And so the more we know about other people, the more peaceful we can be, the more we can learn, the more we can progress. In a very abstract way, I would say that learning more about other countries and learning more about other people we learned that we have more in common than we have differences. ![]() And I credit that for my love of travel because I wanted to get away so bad because everything was the same. I was like the center of the not cool northern suburbs. I grew up in a northern suburb of the twin cities that was just sort of north enough that it wasn't cool anymore. So for one last time, take it away Chris. This past summer, we got to learn more about Chris as a Foreign Service Officer and his time in ECA. We shifted focus to interview the host and former director of the Collaboratory, Christopher Wurst. Welcome to our final episode of 22.33, for this special goodbye episode. Stay tuned after this episode for a special announcement on a new podcast series coming soon. ![]() You can also subscribe via email updates.įollow and tag us on social media using the hashtag #2233stories. , Soundcloud, Spreaker, Stitcher, TuneIn, and YouTube. ITunes, Google, Spotify, Acast, Anchor, Blubrry, Breaker, Bullhorn, Castbox, Castro, Himalaya, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, Luminary, myTuner Radio, Overcast, OwlTail, Player FM, Pocket Casts, PodBean, Podcast Gang, Podchaser, Podnews, Podparadise, Podtail, Podyssey, RadioPublic You can listen to 22.33 right here on our website or you can subscribe using any one of these podcasting apps: New episodes are released every Friday, along with regular bonus episodes. With a combination of survival, empathy, and humor, ECA’s innovative podcast series delivers unforgettable travel stories from people whose lives were changed by international exchange. ![]() The first season launched on January 2019.Įach week, 22.33 brings you tales of people finding their way in new surroundings. The podcast features first-person narratives and anecdotes from people who have been involved with ECA exchange programs. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). 22.33 is an audio podcast produced by the Collaboratory in the U.S. ![]()
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