I forgot to mention that I got to meet the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan today, who is an amazing man. He reports directly to President Bush, and my dad will report directly to him. So, in a way, my dad is only one man away from the President. Also, I finally got to meet the current USAID Director, who is sadly (as a Bush apointee), a very republican man. Anyone who openly bashes NPR gets a thumbs down in my book, but he has been doing a good job and has been very supportive of the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. If it weren't for having to wear a suit every day, I'd be much more inclined to go to work for the government myself. Oh well.