My guest is Susan Solomont with her new book “Lost and Found in Spain – Tales of An Ambassador’s Wife.”
When her husband was appointed by President Barack Obama to be U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Susan Solomont uprooted herself. She left her career, her friends and family, and a life she loved to join her husband for a three-and-a-half-year tour overseas. Part memoir and part travelogue, Solomont learns the rules of a diplomatic household; goes on a culinary adventure with some of Spain’s greatest chefs; finds her place in the Madrid Jewish community; and discovers her own voice to create new meaning in her role as a spouse, a community member, and a 21st century woman.
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SUSAN LEWIS SOLOMONT has more than thirty years of experience providing strategic philanthropic counsel to private foundations. From 2008 to 2012, she served alongside her husband, Alan Solomont, in Madrid, Spain, where he was appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra under President Barack Obama. She was named International Woman of the Year by FEDEPE, the leading organization for Spanish women executives and directors. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree in education from Tufts University. She has two daughters, Becca and Stephanie, and a cockapoo named Stella Blu, who is the subject of her forthcoming children’s book Stella the Ambassadog. Lost and Found In Spain: Tales of an Ambassador’s Wife is her first book. Follow Susan on Face Book
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2016 Empire Estate Dry Riesling, New York Finger Lakes
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