“How Will I Pump?’: When Your First Work Trip After Maternity Leave Is to Ukraine With President Biden”
Wall Street Journal Article
Author: Sabrina Siddiqui | Mar,8 - 2023
“A working mom opens her reporter’s notebook from a historic trip to a war zone that carries special meaning, and logistics.
I had just dropped my 9-month-old daughter off at daycare on a Friday morning when I received a call to report to the White House for a private meeting.
It was three days before I was set to travel with President Biden to Poland for a two-day visit tied to the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sitting inside White House communications director Kate Bedingfield’s office on Feb. 17, I was informed I would be one of two journalists to instead accompany Mr. Biden on a clandestine journey to Kyiv with a large segment of the journey occurring by train.”
