Since March 2010, Alex is a public diplomacy coned Foreign Service Officer. After training, a short DC assignment and maternity leave, she arrived in Cotonou, Benin, where she’s serving as Information Officer. Andy is her husband. He jumped through all the hoops too and is going to be a management coned FSO one of these days, but not until post #2. For now he’s enjoying working in Embassy Benin’s consular section. Baby Flynn arrived in Benin at age two and a half months; so far, he very much enjoys spending his days strapped to the back of his nanny. He also enjoys pestering Abbey, the curmudgeonly beagle who hasn’t adjusted very well to no longer being the center of attention. She does, however, enjoy finally having a whole yard to call her own.
Hey guys! I am actually an aspiring diplomat (I will be attending Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service next year), and I wanted to know if perhaps we could correspond via email so I could ask you some questions about life as a FSO? Thanks so much!