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How does individual psychology relate to communal, national, and international relations? Gavin Nardocchio-Jones is a Foreign Service Officer with the Government of Canada. Originally from Toronto, his studies took him to the UK for University where he got his BA from University College London, an MSc at the London School of Economics, with a year abroad at Universite de Toulouse Le Mirail for good measure. His career in diplomacy at what is now Global Affairs Canada has taken him from Ottawa to London (UK), Dakar (Senegal), Los Angeles (USA), and New York (United Nations) with various specializations in bilateral and multilateral relations; anti-crime and terrorism reporting; public diplomacy; cultural sector promotion and political and economic advocacy campaigns along the way. His current assignment has him learning Portuguese full-time from home in Ottawa, before a forthcoming assignment at the High Commission of Canada in Maputo, Mozambique later this year. He is married to Melanie and they have a 4-year-old Jack Russel Terrier called Gnocchi. Gavin's Bio Podcast home page - startswithme.ca/mentalhealthpodcast State of Mind Festival - stateofmindfestival.com