Episode 51: Ambassador Susan Jacobs

Published: Feb. 2, 2015, 2:39 a.m.

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Ambassador Susan Jacobs is the Special Advisor for Children\'s Issues at the State Department. She has the\\xa0distinction\\xa0of being the\\xa0first sitting US government official to be Mark\'s guest. Ambassador Jacobs describes her office\'s work on inter-country adoptions and custody disputes and when these issues rise to the level of high diplomacy. Ambassador Jacobs was one of the very first married women to be allowed to enter the US foreign service. She discusses what it took to break that barrier as she entered a long and distinguished career--including a stint at the US\\xa0ambassador\\xa0to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the\\xa0Solomon Islands. It\'s a lively discussion with a foreign service pro. Enjoy!\\xa0
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