And then this happened

You know I love consular work. I talk about it all the time.

But in a small embassy like Luxembourg, sometimes you get to cross over to other "duties as assigned." And thatʻs how I met Nancy Pelosi.

This past weekend I was given the opportunity to be the "control" for Speaker Pelosiʻs visit to Luxembourg for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, and the many events that honored U.S. veterans. She led a CODEL (COngressional DELegation) of members and staffers that numbered about 50. My team and I arranged bilateral meetings with the Grand Duke, the parliament, and the prime minister. We coordinated dinners and lunches and transportation. And when the time came we accompanied the sixteen members of Congress to pay tribute at Bastogne Barracks and the Luxembourg American Cemetery, and we trekked with them through the Ardennes forest for a memorial service to those who fought and died to liberate Belgium and Luxembourg.

It was a lot of long hours and late nights, but in the end the visit was successful and memorable.

At the airport as the CODEL was leaving.