For 23 years, Valerie S. Kreutzer worked as broadcaster, writer, and editor for Voice of America and the U.S. Information Agency in Washington, D.C. Previously, she was an editor with Houghton Miff...view moreFor 23 years, Valerie S. Kreutzer worked as broadcaster, writer, and editor for Voice of America and the U.S. Information Agency in Washington, D.C. Previously, she was an editor with Houghton Mifflin Co. As a freelancer, she has published essays, travel and opinion pieces in journals and newspapers including The Washington Post.view less