John Kropf served at the American Embassy in Turkmenistan as the Country Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Because of his work with the Embassy, he was able to travel extensively through Turkmenistan. His writing credits include creative non-fiction and humor articles that have appeared in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The South Florida Sun-Sentinal, Marco Polo Magazine, and the online humor magazine Flak. He also contributed a story to Sports Car Illustrated (now defunct) that detailed his grandfather's 1919 cross-country trek in a FIAT roadster ("Tales of the Mudbound"). Professionally, he has served as a lawyer for the Department of State specializing in international law as well as an Honors Program attorney for the Department of Justice. He currently works with U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He lives outside Washington, D.C.

Contact John: john@johnkropf.com

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