Career & Professional Development

Today is the 1st Friday in May. Going back about 55 years or so, the foreign affairs community—in particular my current…

We have reached December 31…the 365th day of 2021. This is the 6th and final part of The Best of 2021…

Today is Part V of The Best of 2021. 5 more randoms and moments from this year that will end tomorrow…

I’m rolling along with The Best of 2021. Parts I & II can be viewed here. Today is Part III…5 more…

Yesterday was Part I of The Best of 2021. I unveiled my Best New Person, Best New Film, Best Laugh, Best…

“Sindhu Chidambaram, London, United Kingdom, Consular” I saw the words pop up on the screen during our virtual A-100 (diplomatic orientation)…

“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” – Cicero Tomorrow is a big day for me. In my…

I grew up in a small, remarkably homogeneous town on the shore of Lake Michigan in Southeast Wisconsin.  And for as…

As I noted in August, there are some new features that will be debuting here at The Book of Juan. One…

First I want to say thank you to Juan for this opportunity.  I’m proud to say that I joined the retired…