'Yes, there’s the high-level protocol if you’re engaging with Royals, but ultimately, it’s about dignity and respect fundamentally, and for us to be able to just engage with each other as human beings.'
A Massachusetts native — whose career has taken him to Denmark as U.S. ambassador, where he became something of a television sensation — is now in charge of ensuring diplomatic meetings involving the White House and other world leaders go smoothly.
"It’s really about building those human connections, and hopefully in a place like this, a couple of people exchange business cards with an ambassador,” Gifford said. “We can actually help grow those relationships.” Albanian ambassador to the U.S., Floreta Faber, was among the diplomats at MassBio. She’s gone on several Experience America trips throughout her tenure now, after being appointed to her position in 2015.
Gifford was more recently sworn in as Chief of Protocol for the United States with the rank of Ambassador on Jan. 3, 2022, and has since been overseeing diplomatic events between the Biden Administration and other world leaders.
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