On December 9, 2017, the Amelia C. Murdoch Speaker Series hosted Glenn Nordin. He spoke on his six decades of experience in government language service and on the national interest in promoting the study of the world’s languages. Audience members learned about the development of national programs to educate and employ the linguists, interpreters, and translators on whom decision-makers rely for critical information and insight into language and culture. We hope that you learn as much as we did from listening to his presentation.