When I reflect on the time our delegation spent in Hanoi, I realize we have only gained an idea of the exceptionally complex political and policy-making process in Vietnam....
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Paul Tully, the brilliant political operative, used to remind us every day at the DNC…”Nothing counts but what happens on Election Day.” I have worked in Democratic politics...
On our first day in Hanoi, our delegation met with Mr. Nguyen Van Pha, the vice president of foreign affairs for the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF). As...
To me, America is not about politics; rather the America I’ve always imagined consists of hundreds of well-known movies like, Gone with the Wind, King Kong, Forrest Gump,...
We had just begun our black cab tour of Belfast, and as we were leaving our hotel in the city’s center our first stop was just a few...
So much of an ACYPL experience is about the people we meet and interact with along the way. Hatem Bourial, with his warm smile and wild, beautiful...
I distinctly remember receiving the email informing me that I had been selected to be part of the ACYPL delegation to Russia, and I could not...
It was late August 2012, and I was in the middle of a very challenging re-election campaign to retain my seat in the state legislature, when I received...
When I received the call to be an ACYPL delegate to Vietnam and Thailand, the two areas I knew would be top of mind for me would be...
I am very honored to have been selected as an ACYPL delegate, but being able to visit Vietnam is beyond and opportunity for me, it carries very special...
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