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🗓️ 19 April 2024
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Introducing What Gifts Mean to the U.S.-China Relationship from Everyday Ambassador.
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On this episode of Everyday Ambassador, host Annelise Riles is joined by former National Security Council staff Ryan Hass to hear how gift-giving is integral to the U.S.-China relationship. Former White House Chief Protocol officer Peter Selfridge also shares how being intentional and taking the recipient into account can improve relationships. Finally, listeners and students from Northwestern University share their personal stories on how gifts have impacted their lives as well. Next week’s Everyday Ambassador Challenge: Tell us a time when bringing different perspectives together helped solve a problem. What was the benefit of gathering differing points of view? Share your story by leaving us an audio message via Speakpipe. Listeners can also reach out to Annelise at [email protected]. And be sure to check out www.everydayambassador.net for more information about this series and forthcoming book.DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].
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| 0:00.0 | gifts. It's one of those things that's culturally universal. |
| 0:05.0 | And yet for something that is so common, gifts can be surprisingly difficult. |
| 0:11.0 | Even... |
| 0:12.0 | Nerveracking. Very nerve-racking. That's Peter Selfridge. |
| 0:15.6 | Peter served as chief protocol officer at the White House during the Obama years. |
| 0:21.0 | He was in charge of welcoming foreign ambassadors |
| 0:24.6 | as well as making sure the right procedures |
| 0:26.6 | were being followed at fancy events and dinners. |
| 0:29.6 | Peter also led the team tasked |
| 0:31.4 | with selecting just the right present for every occasion. |
| 0:36.1 | That part always put me on edge the most was the gift-giving part. |
| 0:39.9 | It wasn't the introductions, it wasn't the making sure the seating order was right or all |
| 0:43.8 | those things it was the gift giving because if you get it wrong it's like not just |
| 0:47.7 | page six news although you know there were some sort of snarky stories every |
| 0:52.1 | once in a |
| 0:52.6 | but it could be even front page news. |
| 0:54.3 | Like, you know, you give the queen the wrong thing |
| 0:56.7 | or it's not thoughtful enough or, you know, |
| 0:59.0 | maybe it's a little over the top because, you know, |
| 1:01.6 | they gave you a hat and you give them this big intricate |
| 1:05.5 | ornate thing and you want to make sure that you you just strike the right |
| 1:09.6 | balance without sort of being over the top. That's not a random example. |
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