Shortly after arriving in La Paz, Bolivia, Lenore “Nori” Nash, accompanied her boss to a heavy metal festival in one of the city’s more dangerous neighborhoods. As a music aficionado, Nash was delighted by the experience, and glad to be escorted by the U.S. Embassy’s burly security guards. “You don’t get that kind of experience anywhere but the Foreign Service.”

As an office management specialist for the Foreign Service, Nash works directly with senior officers…