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Husband an army diplomat in France.
Flora worked at the WW1 cemetary in France until 2014 per linkedin
Wonder if she still had contacts in 2018 when Potus had to cancel"due to rain"?
Deputy Director - Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
American Battle Monuments Commission
Dec 2002 - Apr 201411 years 5 months
Belleau, Hauts-de-France, France
Deputy Director for American WWI Cemetery and Monument, responsible for daily operations and the interface between the European Headquarters of the American Battle Monuments Commission (A.B.M.C.) and the French local officials.
Responsible for preparing all administrative, financial, and personnel reports.
Planned all communication and Public Relations outreaches
Main point of contact with all local authorities and media.
Planned and developed 11 Memorial Day ceremonies, hosting over 3,000 people each year and welcomed 30 VIPs, including several Commandants of the Marine Corps and U.S. Ambassadors to France.
Built a comprehensive communication plan to attract more visitors, reaching out to local schools and newspapers and conducting historical research to better “tell the story.”
Hosted individual visits by senior VIPs and conducted historical tours of the site.
Represented the United States at numerous official events and memorials in the local community.
Received continuous outstanding evaluation ratings, to include nine annual and quality performance awards.
Explained: The controversy over Trump not visiting one US cemetery in the rain, for another
President Trump’s scheduled visit to a cemetery with American casualties from World War I was canceled over the weekend in France, though he attended a similar event at a different cemetery the following day.
On Saturday, the President was supposed to hold a moment of silence and place a wreath to commemorate the lost personnel, however, the White House attributed the cancellation to bad weather, The Associated Press reported Saturday.
President Trump reportedly had no say in the decision, as the Marine Corps and White House Military Office made the determination collaboratively with the Secret Service that Paris’ overcast and rainy conditions posed too much risk for Marine One to fly to Aisne-Marne, which is about 60 miles northeast of Paris.
The cancellation caused backlash, with many saying President Trump should’ve attended through other means of travel. But it would have reportedly caused an unexpected disruption to the city if Trump had taken a car.