When Margaret heard that her first assignment in the U.S. Foreign Service was Dhaka, she didn't even know where that was—and that was only the first surprise in store for her. Assignment Dhaka is the story of resilience and adaptation of a woman thrown into a world she never expected. Share her adventure as she attends formal balls, battles mutant cockroaches, experiences a civil uprising, and falls in love with the street children of Dhaka. Margaret Riccardelli enjoyed an international airline career and traveled to more than 50 countries before joining the American Foreign Service, but she wasn't as worldly wise as she thought she was. She persevered, going on to work at U. S. embassies around the world as secretary to our American ambassadors.