From Diplomatic Security to Inspiring Stories: Mel Harrison on Overcoming Adversity as as Author

Mel Harrison is an amazing author whose story will inspire and uplift you. Don’t miss this special episode as we dive  into “overcoming adversity as an author” After graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in Economics, Mel Harrison joined the US Department of State Foreign Service, spending the majority of his career in the Diplomatic Security Service. Over the next 28 years, he served in American embassies as either a Special Agent/Regional Security officer or Economic Officer in Saigon, Quito, Rome, London (twice), Islamabad, and Seoul. While in Islamabad, as the Senior Regional Security Officer, he won both the State Department Award for Valor, and its worldwide Regional Security Officer of the Year Award. Following government retirement, Mel spent ten years in corporate security and consulting work with assignments often taking him throughout Latin America and the Middle East. Mel met his wife, Irene, while both served in Quito. Irene, a Foreign Service Management Specialist, and Mel married in Rome, beginning their lifelong love of travel and all things Italian. They now reside in Florida. Mel can be contacted at melharrison.author@gmail.com 🎧 Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, or visit my website www.drkatherinehayes.com 🌟 Be sure to listen, share, and let me know your thoughts! #PodcastEpisode #MelHarrison #Inspiration #FaithAndLife #SundayPodcast #MurderMystery&MayhemLacedWithMorality --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katherine-hutchinson-hayes/support