by Stephenie Foster | Aug 10, 2013 | Women in Leadership
As my time in Kabul comes to a close, I have such mixed feelings and it’s hard for me to capture my feelings precisely. I am excited to go home, of course, but also sad to leave friends and colleagues, both Afghan and ex-pat, who have meant so much to me here. ...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 28, 2013 | Book Reviews, Women in Business, Women in Leadership
My first iBook is out! This iBook – focusing on women’s business advocacy – is another in my series of manuals designed to help women succeed in business, public life and advocacy, and my co-author is my great friend Lauren Supina. I hope you will take a look...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s Father’s Day. I’m in Dubai, having just returned from Sri Lanka and am on my way back to Kabul. I thinking about my dad and the influence he had on my life. Dan Foster was an amazing man, in a quiet and humble way. He was an intellectual who grew up on a farm...
by Stephenie Foster | Apr 27, 2013 | Women in Leadership
Sometimes I think that all of the stories about Afghanistan have already been told. I’ve read so many books about life here – stories about life under the Taliban, traveling with the mujahadin, and interactions with Afghans in the near and far reaches of...
by Stephenie Foster | Apr 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am back in DC and the first thing that I learned after getting to my house was that there had been a deadly attack in Zabul. I then learned that Anne Smedinghoff was the young diplomat who was senselessly killed, while on her way to deliver books to a school. Anne...