CG Lawrence Randolph Talks About Showing Up as a Diplomat Authentically Engaged and Open

Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 10:08 p.m.

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U.S. Consul General to Casablanca Lawrence Randolph talks about being a sincerely interested diplomat and using diversity as our strength. In his growth as a leader, he emphasizes mentorship and sponsorship, learning local languages and cultures, being open to new opportunities, and the secret strength of American diplomacy \\u2013 creating diverse teams. He underscores the need to do outreach to Americans; how emotional intelligence, preparation, humility and straightforward resilience helps overcome moments of \\u201cimposter syndrome\\u201d; and how being one\\u2019s \\u201cauthentic self\\u201d on the job both models good leadership and achieves good work-life balance.  **Brought to you as part of an Una Chapman Cox Foundation project on American diplomacy and the Foreign Service.

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