Off Duty Diplomat

Alexis and Fallon discuss Alexis' vacations from Afghanistan, while stationed there from 2018-2020. This episode in the appendix series is meant to give even broader context to Alexis' overall experience as a diplomat. Where would you go if you had three weeks to go anywhere and do anything?

Alexis and Fallon discuss what it's like to "travel like a diplomat". What can you do with a diplomatic passport? Are there downsides to the privileges that go with diplomatic status?

Alexis describes her diplomatic security training. She and Fallon go through the long list of safety information Foreign Service officers need to know in the modern era. We discuss kidnapping, first aid, explosives training, and more!

Welcome to the Appendices! In this series, Fallon and I will go back and dive into some of the details of diplomatic life and work that we missed in the main seasons.

In this episode, we revisit the basics of the U.S. Foreign Service history, and its evolution through time.

Alexis and Fallon reflect on season 3 and dive into the details we missed during the main season. We also tease a bit of our upcoming seasons and episodes!

In the final episode of season three, Alexis and Fallon go deep into what the experience of working at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul meant and the legacy of the work.

In this episode, we explore the two great calamities that occured during and after my tour at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan- COVID and the Taliban returning. We also say goodbye to Reda and Muzhgan.

Living in a war zone- how do you know when you're safe? In this epsiode we discuss the micro and the macro of secruity living at the former U.S. Embassy in Kabul Afghanistan.

Alexis delves into the lifestyles of the American diplomats behind the walls of the fortress-Embassy in Kabul. What does it mean to be in a place without really engaging with that place? How would it look to give up almost everything in your life to do your job?

Ever wondered what US diplomats did in Afghanistan before the pull-out? Alexis walks you through her job as assistant cultural affairs officer, which mostly centered on managing grants (aka giving away money).