13:00 – The Liaison
Lunch was rarely a private affair. It was usually a working lunch at a hotel like the Hilton, where the diplomatic corps collided with the local intelligentsia. My role here was to be the "hidden ear." I sat with editors-in-chief, testing the temperature of the room. If a controversial visa policy was about to hit the front pages, I needed to know why, and I needed to be ready with a fact sheet by 2:00 PM.
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