Ok, so I had to add a few picture to this marathon day! The RC of Trieste (the second oldest Club in Italy behind Milan) had a very packed schedule for us on this day and besides the title we have given this day, we had another one. It was, "What? Another Board Meeting??!" All of the Italian officials received us as quasi official U.S. delegates! At one point, the President of the Trieste Chamber of Commerce told us that he wantged to increase trade between our two countries and I almost responded, "Sure! I'm all for more trade! Tariffs? Blah! Who needs them!" But, I decided I did not want to create an international incident that our State Department would have to clean up so I held my tongue!
This is a photo of the "Board Meeting" we had with the President of the Chamber of Commerce.
As was already discussed, I was really in my element in our meeting with the "Questura" of Trieste! It was great to see my Italian colleagues and learn about their way of Law Enforcement. I also found that when they learned that I did the same job in the U.S. they visibly relaxed and were very open with their conversations with me. We discussed crime treads and methods of combating them. I was amazing to me how similar issues are in both countries. Just another example of the advantages of this program, a collaboration and exchange of ideas to bring two diverse culture together!
Ciao a dopo!
This is a photo of the "Board Meeting" we had with the President of the Chamber of Commerce.
Ciao a dopo!
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