After 14 years as a U.S. diplomat, one officer talks about being laid off in the State Department's sweeping cuts, losing both career and professional identity.
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Michele Kelemen
Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.