by Fenghua Wang

I was an academic librarian at the University of Pennsylvania before I joined the State Department eight years ago. As a regional Foreign Service librarian, I have had opportunities to live in other countries and travel to many more. My job is to support the U.S. Embassy library programs and share U.S. library models with my embassy colleagues. In this capacity, I have worn many different hats. I have been a library consultant, a trainer, an architect, an event organizer, a human resources specialist, and a fundraising consultant. I have conducted many workshops around the world on this topic in particular. Well, I certainly live up to the stereotype of librarians - being all things to all people.