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“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” —Madeline Albright On March 9, the AWCZ had the pleasure of hosting a Town Interview with the US Ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein, Mrs. Suzan Levine. In conjunction with
and Professional Club participated in the discussion panel,
AWCZ member, was the moderator of the discussion. Ambassador Levine is not only a US Ambassador but also a mother of two with a list of notable professional and volunteer work achievements. Her bio can be found on the Embassy website: http://bern. usembassy.gov/ambassador.html speech and diplomatic in addressing the inevitable US citizen tax-
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Levine also spoke with a natural and light sense of humor, drawing on examples of her own life experiences. cess changes and differes over time with different people, she recalled a time when she had to leave work in order to be a full-time mom. Crediting her supporttheir two young children as she works full-time) and her great support structure, she found the strength to persist. “The ability to to make decisions. You have to set priorities. thing else that I would do, would collapse.” The week before the event, Germany had Directors. Representing the AWCZ, my one is more important: for companies to adopt family-friendly policies or for them
need to do both.”
—Meilinda Thiem
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“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” —Madeline Albright On March 9, the AWCZ had the pleasure of hosting a Town Interview with the US Ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein, Mrs. Suzan Levine. In conjunction with
and Professional Club participated in the discussion panel,
AWCZ member, was the moderator of the discussion. Ambassador Levine is not only a US Ambassador but also a mother of two with a list of notable professional and volunteer work achievements. Her bio can be found on the Embassy website: http://bern. usembassy.gov/ambassador.html speech and diplomatic in addressing the inevitable US citizen tax-
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Levine also spoke with a natural and light sense of humor, drawing on examples of her own life experiences. cess changes and differes over time with different people, she recalled a time when she had to leave work in order to be a full-time mom. Crediting her supporttheir two young children as she works full-time) and her great support structure, she found the strength to persist. “The ability to to make decisions. You have to set priorities. thing else that I would do, would collapse.” The week before the event, Germany had Directors. Representing the AWCZ, my one is more important: for companies to adopt family-friendly policies or for them
need to do both.”
—Meilinda Thiem
—Photo courtesy of Dale Janee
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