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| Introductory Section | |
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| Why This Book? | |
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| What Is the Foreign Service? | |
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| U.S. Presence in the World in 2011 | |
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| Map: Department of State Locations | |
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| Flow Chart: Foreign Affairs Agencies Inside U.S. Embassies | |
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| Profiles: Who Works in an Embassy? | |
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| Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia | |
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| Deputy Chief of Mission Dan Piccuta, Embassy Beijing, China | |
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| Consul General Elisabeth Millard, Embassy Casablanca, Morocco | |
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| USAID Mission Director Hilda Arellano, Embassy Cairo, Egypt | |
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| Commercial Officer (Foreign Commercial Service) Richard Steffens, Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine | |
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| Agricultural Officer (Foreign Agricultural Service) Holly Higgins, Embassy New Delhi, India | |
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| Political Officer Dereck J. Hogan, Embassy Moscow, Russia | |
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| Economic Officer Susannah Cooper, Embassy Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
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| Consular Officer Donald Moore, Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
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| Public Affairs Officer Christopher Teal, Consulate General Guadalajara, Mexico | |
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| Management Officer Rachna Korhonen, Embassy Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
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| Regional Security Officer Nicholas Collura, Embassy Sana�a, Yemen | |
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| Provincial Reconstruction Team Director Jim DeHart, PRT Panjshir, Afghanistan | |
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| USAID Democracy Officer Bruce Abrams, Embassy Lima, Peru | |
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| Refugee Coordinator Nancy Cohen, Embassy Belgrade, Serbia | |
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| Regional Environmental Officer Bruce Hudspeth, Embassy Astana, Kazakhstan | |
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| Entry-Level Officer Carolyn Dubrovsky, Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal | |
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| Office Management Specialist Elizabeth Babroski, U.S. Mission to the OSCE, Vienna, Austria | |
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| Information Management Officer Mark Butchart, Embassy Pretoria, South Africa | |
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| Facility Manager Gary Hein, Embassy Cairo, Egypt | |
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| Medical Officer Mark Cohen, Embassy Nairobi, Kenya | |
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| Diplomatic Courier Edward Bent, Embassy Bangkok, Thailand | |
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| Locally Employed Staff Mimy Santika, USAID Mission, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
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| Locally Employed Staff Edgar Zamudio, Consulate General Tijuana, Mexico | |
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| Foreign Service Work and Life: Embassy, Employee, Family | |
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| The Embassy and the Country Team | |
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| Minds Wide Open: The FSN-FSO Relationship | |
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| The Visit: The Foreign Service on Call | |
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| Not Just a Job: The Foreign Service Life | |
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| Twenty-Eight More Weeks: Life in Language Training | |
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| Outside Opportunities: Sabbaticals, Fellowships, and Details | |
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| What If I Disagree? Dissent in the Foreign Service | |
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| The Foreign Service Family | |
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| Tai Tai: A Diplomat's Wife in the Middle Kingdom | |
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| A (Non-Traditional) Tandem in India | |
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| Waking Up in Vietnam | |
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| A Cross Cultural Friendship | |
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| A Spouse at Work in the Mission | |
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| A Day in the Life of the Foreign Service: One-Day Journals | |
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| A Consular Officer in Chennai, India | |
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| A Principal Officer in Recife, Brazil | |
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| An Economic Officer in Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
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| A Consul General in Vladivostok, Russia | |
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| An Economic and Commercial Officer in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
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| A Cultural Affairs Officer in Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
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| An Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer in Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
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| An Office Management Specialist in Stockholm, Sweden | |
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| A Counselor for Public Affairs in Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
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| A Consular Officer in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
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| A Community Liaison Office Coordinator in Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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| A Political Officer in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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| A Political Officer and Arms Control Delegate in Vienna, Austria | |
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| A Foreign Service Spouse in San Jose, Costa Rica | |
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| A Political/Economic Section Chief in Conakry, Guinea | |
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| A Political Officer/Stabilization Coordinator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
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| A Public Affairs Officer in Baghdad, Iraq | |
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| A Commercial Counselor in Mexico City, Mexico | |
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| A Regional Medical Officer in Moscow, Russia | |
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| A Public Affairs Officer in Guangzhou, China | |
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| A Consular Officer in Guangzhou, China | |
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| A Political Officer in Dhi Qar, Iraq | |
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| A Consular Officer in Shanghai, China | |
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| An Ambassador in Harare, Zimbabwe | |
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| The Foreign Service in Action: Tales from the Field | |
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| Democracy Under Construction: Maldives, 2006 | |
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| After the Asian Tsunami: Thailand, 2004 | |
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| Ten for a Dollar: Liberia, 1996 | |
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| Madonna in Kunduz: Afghanistan, 2008 | |
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| Surviving a Terrorist Attack: Yemen, 2008 | |
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| One Riot, One Ambassador: Macedonia, 1999 | |
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| Anatomy of an Evacuation: Guinea, 2007 | |
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| Cyclone Sidr Relief: Bangladesh, 2007 | |
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| A Hot August in Kirkuk: Iraq, 2008 | |
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| In the Wake of Terrorist Attacks: Egypt, 2005 | |
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| Disarming Iran's Nuclear Campaign: Austria, 2005 | |
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| A New Country is Born: Kosovo, 2008 | |
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| Watching Your Embassy Burn: Serbia, 2008 | |
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| U.S. Security for the Beijing Olympics: China, 2008 | |
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| Al-Qaida Attack on the Consulate: Saudi Arabia, 2004 | |
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| A Prayer for Democracy: Burma, 1998 | |
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| So You Want to Join the Foreign Service? | |
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| A Guide to State Department Generalist (FSO) Hiring | |
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| Disabled and in the Foreign Service | |
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| Which Career Track Is Right for Me? | |
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| Acronyms and Terms for the Assessment Process | |
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| Weeding Out the Dummies | |
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| The Thirteen Dimensions of Foreign Service Work | |
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| Preparing for a Career in the Foreign Service: What to Read, Study, and Do | |
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| A Guide to State Department Specialist (FSS) Hiring | |
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| Joining the U.S. Agency for International Development | |
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| Joining the Foreign Agricultural Service | |
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| Joining the Foreign Commercial Service | |
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| Joining the International Broadcasting Bureau | |
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| Internships and Fellowships | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Acronyms and Abbreviations | |
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| Agencies and Organizations | |
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| Embassy Offices, Positions, and Related Terms | |
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| Foreign Affairs Online Resources | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Study Resources for the Foreign Service Officer Test | |