<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/alumni-and-giving/stories/connections/rachna-korhonen.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>09/04/2026 01:02:16 PM</pubDate><title>Rachna Korhonen ’90: Selling the Dream</title><description>When the U.S. was attacked on 9/11, Rachna Korhonen ’90 was inspired to rise to her country’s defense. She knew she was too old to join the military, so she set her sights on the Foreign Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of State. In 2004, she left her job managing a sales team for a telecommunications firm and moved her family to Mumbai, India. </description><tags><tag>Connections</tag></tags><image><img src="/_resources/images/connections/YES20thAnv%20Amb%20Korohnen%20selfie%20group%20hero.jpg" alt="Rachna Korhonen ’90: Selling the Dream"/></image></item>