1) Briefly tell us about yourself and your background.
I am the only candidate who proudly served my country and enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Russian interpreter /translator during the Vietnam War. I was born in Berlin, and eventually graduated with honors and was awarded a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University following my research in mainland China. I worked for The Rockefeller Foundation as their West African representative, in francophone Africa. I have done consultancies for the World Bank, the National Science Foundation and the Ford Foundation. I also served as vice-chancellor for international programs at the University of Arkansas. For a time, I was Berlin’s City Manager shortly afterwards I was asked by then Gov. Jeanne Shaheen to run for the state Legislature. I served 18 years in that capacity and looking forward to serving my constituents once again.
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