12. U.S. Diplomacy from the Inside – Larry Richter
What does a life in diplomacy actually look like from the inside?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Director Brent Nelson speaks with Larry Richter, a recently retired Senior Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, whose 33-year career took him to 10 countries on four continents, from Armenia to Zimbabwe, and included senior assignments in London, Tokyo, and Afghanistan.
A longtime friend of Brent’s, Richter reflects on the path that led him into the Foreign Service, from early work with Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong to a career in diplomatic management, embassy…
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