{"id":7333,"date":"2024-02-25T08:16:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=7333"},"modified":"2024-02-25T08:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:16:09","slug":"s-comes-to-buenos-aires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=7333","title":{"rendered":"S comes to Buenos Aires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"319\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/45ad03b1-15bd-41f9-8f06-49e4e478c881.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/45ad03b1-15bd-41f9-8f06-49e4e478c881.jpeg 320w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/45ad03b1-15bd-41f9-8f06-49e4e478c881-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/45ad03b1-15bd-41f9-8f06-49e4e478c881-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>SecState with John looking on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken (\u201cS\u201d) made a trip to Buenos Aires after the G-20 in Brazil to meet with the new Argentine president and to say hello to embassy staff. John coordinated the embassy reception on the lawn of the ambassador\u2019s residence Friday morning. The event went off without a hitch! Even though his visit to Argentina was very short, it required a lot of preparation in advance of his arrival &#8211; every event is choreographed down to the last detail to keep things on schedule and to ensure there are no gaffes, etc. I didn\u2019t participate in the numerous countdown meetings with S\u2019s large advance team, but it was fascinating to watch the process as John and other co-workers went through it. Adding to the week\u2019s earlier schedule was a CODEL by Marco Rubio, which was also a heavy lift for post. I think we\u2019re all anxious to return to regularly scheduled programming next week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9ab6aea1-136b-4e01-84b2-2115a9b248bc.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9ab6aea1-136b-4e01-84b2-2115a9b248bc.jpeg 320w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9ab6aea1-136b-4e01-84b2-2115a9b248bc-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>With girlfriends waiting for Blinken to arrive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/18a34cf8-7036-4f4f-bd3c-bc0bb0621217.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/18a34cf8-7036-4f4f-bd3c-bc0bb0621217.jpeg 240w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/18a34cf8-7036-4f4f-bd3c-bc0bb0621217-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption>John, Master of Ceremonies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/a4e7b450-08ae-4527-9738-34950f58f151.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/a4e7b450-08ae-4527-9738-34950f58f151.jpeg 240w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/a4e7b450-08ae-4527-9738-34950f58f151-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption>And a tango demo, of course!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in big news this week: John and I celebrated 28 years of marriage! It seems like we\u2019ve been together forever, but at the same time, it seems like yesterday that we were newlyweds living in Costa Rica! He treated me to a nice lunch at El Preferido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-1_0177_Original.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-1_0177_Original.jpeg 320w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-1_0177_Original-300x222.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"238\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-1_0243_Original.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-1_0243_Original.jpeg 320w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-1_0243_Original-300x223.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Monday was President\u2019s Day. I celebrated by cleaning out the bulk of my closet, inspired by reading \u201cWear It Well\u201d last week. I still have a little bit to go, but it felt great. This week I also read \u201cThe First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying What Other People Think of You\u201d and \u201cThe Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos\u201d &#8211; I enjoyed them both. John and I finished \u201cCriminal Record\u201d and \u201cTrue Detective,\u201d and started \u201cExpats\u201d with Nicole Kidman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken (\u201cS\u201d) made a trip to Buenos Aires after the G-20 in Brazil to meet with the new Argentine president and to say hello to embassy staff. John coordinated the embassy reception on the lawn of the ambassador\u2019s residence Friday morning. The event went off without a hitch! 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