6 . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁career ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁Officer , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁her ▁family ' s ▁travel s , ▁she ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Iran , ▁Germany , ▁France ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁Bach elor ' s ▁D eg ree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Bush nell ▁received ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁from ▁Russell ▁S age ▁College ▁in ▁T roy , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Career ▁Following ▁gradu ation , ▁Bush nell ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁management ▁consult ant ▁in ▁Texas . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁foreign ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁as ▁an ▁administrative ▁track ▁officer , ▁with ▁her ▁first ▁assignment ▁being ▁in ▁Bomb ay , ▁India . ▁She ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Mission ▁under ▁Amb assador ▁George ▁Mo ose ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Dak ar , ▁Sen eg al . ▁ ▁State ▁Department ▁and ▁R wand an ▁gen o cide ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Amb assador ▁Mo ose ▁was ▁appointed ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁African ▁Affairs ▁by ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton . ▁Bush nell ▁accompanied ▁Mo ose ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary . ▁Bush nell ' s ▁time ▁in ▁Washington ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁extreme ▁t ension ▁in ▁Africa . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 8 ▁U . S . ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁ 7 3 ▁wounded ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁app reh end ▁war l ord