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Re:I Learned French in 12 Months by koenigdavidmj on Sunday February 16, 2020 @10:22PM (#22345339)
Can you write a bit about how you found HN? It’s a source of slight fascination when non-tech people stumble into this world.
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Re:I Learned French in 12 Months by asperous on Sunday February 16, 2020 @11:08PM (#22345538)
In case he doesn't reply, based on the profile in his bio looks like he has a degree in E.E. and used to manage technology projects for the government.
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Re:I Learned French in 12 Months by BTBurke on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @12:56PM (#22358271)
I was an engineer, served in the military, and programming is now a hobby.

Not all diplomats are political science or economics majors. Policy touches so many sectors that it's useful to have people with backgrounds in many areas.

It's not uncommon to have prior software engineers, teachers, etc in the foreign service.

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