Join the Cornell Club of Boston for a discussion with Susan Lewis Solomont '77, Cornell alum and author of Lost and Found in Spain, Tales of An Ambassador’s Wife.
When her husband was appointed by President Barack Obama to be U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Susan Solomont uprooted herself. She left her career, her friends and family, and a life she loved to join her husband for a three-and-a-half-year tour overseas. In a story that is part memoir and part travelogue, Solomont recounts a time of self-discovery as she navigates a new life in a foreign country. She learns the rules of a diplomatic household, feeds her culinary curiosity with the help of some of Spain’s greatest chefs; finds her place in the Madrid Jewish community; and discovers her own voice as she creates new meaning in her role as a spouse, a community member, and a twenty-first century woman. Lost and Found in Spain is an insider’s account of everyday life in an American embassy that reminds us we are all looking for our place in the world, whether on the international stage or in our own hearts.
About the Speaker:
Susan Lewis Solomont has more than thirty years of experience providing strategic philanthropic counsel to private foundations. She frequently speaks with organizations and groups on topics such as women in business, diplomatic life abroad, travel, and philanthropy.
In 2013, she was named International Woman of the Year by FEDEPE, the leading organization for female executives and directors in Spain. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree in education from Tufts University.
Her memoir, LOST AND FOUND IN SPAIN: TALES OF AN AMBASSADOR’S WIFE, focuses on her 2008 to 2012 post at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain, where her husband, Alan Solomont, served as Ambassador under an appointment by President Barack Obama.
When
Wednesday, May 20, 2021
7:30 pm - 8:30pm
Where
Zoom
Questions?
Please contact Julie Romanelli jg375@cornell.edu with any event questions.
Please contact Cole Johnston cjj39@cornell.edu with any registration questions.
