Linda Thomas-Greenfield on "gumbo diplomacy"

[soothsayer]

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield
@LindaT_G
In my thirty-five years in the Foreign Service across the world, I put a Cajun spin on it. I call it Gumbo diplomacy.

Wherever I was posted, I’d invite people of all walks then make homemade gumbo. Thats how you break down barriers, connect, and see each-other as humans.

[elleng]

1. BRAVO!!!

[Biophilic]

2. What a cool woman. I'd never heard of her before.

She makes me feel hopeful.

[samnsara]

3. she was wonderful! I feel safer already with this team.

[Laelth]

4. That's EMPATHY. Focus on what we share, not what divides us.

We can all get down on really good FOOD! Well done, Ambassador.



-Laelth

[OriginalGeek]

5. you will never hurt my feelings

by dropping a bowl of gumbo in front of me.

[RussellCattle]

6. All of Biden's picks on stage today were excellent, truly "the best and the brightest" for....

....hopefully a new Camelot. But Ms.Thomas-Greenfield just blew me away. There's an amazing intellect there that we will continue to see. The gumbo reference is just frosting on the cake. Got to love it.