In this episode, we spotlight the Pentagon's "Defense Language and National Security Education Office", which recruits and trains U.S. citizens who can strengthen America's overseas efforts in areas of Defense/Intelligence/Diplomacy by speaking languages other than English. We'll hear where the priorities are, which universities serve as key partners in producing capable foreign language speakers (hint: they're probably not the colleges you'd imagine), and how the U.S. is trying to address a shortfall of foreign language superstars.
------> OUR GUEST is Dr. Sam Eisen, Director of Programs at the "Defense Language and National Security Education Office" (DLNSEO). A former assistant professor of Russian Studies at American University, he earned a PhD and Master's degree in Russian language and literature from Stanford University, and bachelor's degree in Russian from Amherst College.
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The "Uncle Sam Abroad" podcast - through direct interviews - delves into U.S. foreign policy issues and the ways in which the United States projects its power.
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