My Foreign Service Life

Podcast by Everhart Productions

English

Personal stories & conversations

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About My Foreign Service Life

I've spent most of my career—that's 35 years—living and working overseas for the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. My coworkers and myself were responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and helping U.S. citizens abroad. With this podcast, I'm starting at the beginning - or really slightly before the beginning—to walk through what it was like being 27, with a small child, moving overseas to Africa for the first time. Join my son and I as in each episode, I read my story and we talk through the challenges overcome and the joys discovered in My Foreign Service Life.

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36 episodes

We're Not Done Yet! An Update.

We're not done yet, we just have run into the Not-Enough-Time problem! We'll be back later this year with more episodes! In the meantime, check out my new kids podcast, History Snacks.

23 Mar 2026 - 29 s

S3E9 Cameroon - Evaluations, Promotions, Suspensions

In this episode, Christine talks about getting suspended, having a friend in the home office who knows your plight, and promotion strategies.

24 Nov 2025 - 25 min

S3E8 Cameroon: Setting Into Yaoundé

Christine talks about her first days in Cameroon, including short hand, serving coffee, security violations, a platoon of misbehaving Marines, and friends in the right places.

10 Nov 2025 - 25 min

S3E7 Cameroon

In this episode Christine talks about life in Cameroon, traveling with toddlers, secret societies of Ambassador's secretaries, and saying grace as white man.

28 Sep 2025 - 34 min

S3E6 DC: The End of an Era

In this episode Christine contemplates her next move after DC. Should she go back to Africa with an uncertain working environment, or try some place else? Childcare, spouse jobs, and familiarity all go into the decision.

15 Sep 2025 - 24 min

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