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Kathi's been working at the US Embassy for a bit over a month; it's a part-time sort of arrangement where she's offered work when they need help and she has the choice of accepting or not. It works well and so far she's been working about half time.

Last Friday, Condoleeza Rice paid her first visit to a US embassy since being confirmed as Secretary of State -- and it was the embassy here in London. As part of her visit, a "meet and greet" was arranged, where she spoke to embassy employees and their families and took a few questions. We were, of course, in the group, along with a few of Chuck's colleagues whose wives also work in the embassy in various capacities.

Secretary Rice spoke impressively for about 20 minutes with no notes. It was the first time Chuck's had a chance to visit the embassy.