AmbLeVine

Grüssich. (I'm learning from the Bernese.) Thank you, honored and excited to do this AMA. I think that at least one thing that the U.S. can learn from Switzerland is about the vocational education training/apprenticeship programs. At least one thing that the Swiss may choose to learn from the U.S. is, in regards to our flavor of innovation, our freedom to fail, learn, recover, and succeed.

An airplane. No, seriously. The President asked me to do this, because of my background in technology, innovation, education, social responsibility, and the outdoors.

The Swiss Government just officially categorized ISIL as a terrorist organization showing that neutrality can have teeth.

Fair question. I believe that there is tremendous value in a blend. The answer is not "or." It is "and." Different skill sets are appropriate in different situations and places around the globe. For example, my professional and volunteer experience as someone who has created partnerships, organized communities, led teams, initiated start-ups, etc., is a terrific match for Switzerland where I work with the likes of Nestle, Novartis, and ABB. Alternatively, someone like my friend, Michael Hoza, the new U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, brings decades of foreign service experience and is equipped to take on the likes of Boko Haram.

Ask for more days. Barring that, get a train pass, hike a mountain, eat some chocolate, and wash it down with the excellent wine that Switzerland does not export.