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Matthew Palmer

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Matthew Palmer is a twenty-five-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, currently serving as the director for multilateral affairs in the State Department's Bureau of Asian and Pacific Affairs. Palmer has worked as a diplomat all over the world, but his ties to the Balkans are especially deep. In addition to a serving as the desk officer for rump Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) through the end of the 1999 Kosovo conflict, Palmer was posted twice to the American Embassy in Belgrade, initially as a first-tour officer at the height of the war in Bosnia and,...

Salena Baca

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I learned to crochet at the age of 5 and haven't put my hook down since! I've published over 300 patterns, authored 7 crochet books, taught 2 courses with Craftsy, and launched the American Crochet Association. I currently live in Oregon with my husband, son, 2 cats and 1 dog.2009-present: Salena Baca Crochet2012-2016: Design Wars, Founder2014-2017: Happily Hooked Magazine, Content Coordinator, Director of Relations2014-2016: The Pattern Pack, Founder & Editor2015: Author2015-present: American Crochet Association, Founder & Lead Educator2016, 2018: Craftsy Instructor2018-2020: Yarnpreneur Academy, CEO / Lead...