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In Conversation: Olimar Maisonet-Guzmán
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On finding home in fencing, the experience she brings to the job as a Puerto Rican woman and the moment that 'reiterated the reason I chose to become a diplomat.'

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Jennifer Koons
Jun 07, 2021
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Carmen San Diego, a diplomat at heart? Finding home in fencing and pride, discernment and power in her experiences as a Puerto Rican woman. Indeed, Olimar Maisonet-Guzmán finds truth, conviction and wonder in the details.

“I have always thought that our best diplomatic tool is building relationships with everyday citizens, including small children talkin…

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