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Inside a U.S. Embassy is widely recognized as the essential guide to the Foreign Service. This all-new third edition takes readers to more than fifty U.S. missions around the world, introducing Foreign Service professionals and providing detailed descriptions of their jobs and firsthand accounts of diplomacy in action.



In addition to profiles of diplomats and specialists around the world--from the ambassador to the consular officer, the public diplomacy officer to the security specialist--is a selection from more than twenty countries of day-in-the-life accounts, each describing an actual day on the job. Personal reports from the field give a sense of the extraordinary challenges--the coups, the natural disasters, the civil wars--and rewards of representing America to the world.



Inside a U.S. Embassy includes new chapters on the highly competitive Foreign Service entrance process, Foreign Service life outside the embassy, and briefings on topics such as handling high-level visits and service in war zones.

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• Introductory Section(p. 1)
• Why This Book?(p. 1)
• What Is the Foreign Service?(p. 2)
• U.S. Presence in the World in 2011(p. 4)
• Map: Department of State Locations(p. 6)
• Flow Chart: Foreign Affairs Agencies Inside U.S. Embassies(p. 8)
• Part I Profiles: Who Works in an Embassy?(p. 9)
• Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia(p. 10)
• Deputy Chief of Mission Dan Piccuta, Embassy Beijing, China(p. 12)
• Consul General Elisabeth Millard, Embassy Casablanca, Morocco(p. 15)
• USAID Mission Director Hilda Arellano, Embassy Cairo, Egypt(p. 17)
• Commercial Officer (Foreign Commercial Service) Richard Steffens, Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine(p. 20)
• Agricultural Officer (Foreign Agricultural Service) Holly Higgins, Embassy New Delhi, India(p. 22)
• Political Officer Dereck J. Hogan, Embassy Moscow, Russia(p. 24)
• Economic Officer Susannah Cooper, Embassy Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates(p. 27)
• Consular Officer Donald Moore, Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti(p. 29)
• Public Affairs Officer Christopher Teal, Consulate General Guadalajara, Mexico(p. 31)
• Management Officer Rachna Korhonen, Embassy Kuwait City, Kuwait(p. 34)
• Regional Security Officer Nicholas Collura, Embassy SanaÆa, Yemen(p. 36)
• Provincial Reconstruction Team Director Jim DeHart, PRT Panjshir, Afghanistan(p. 38)
• USAID Democracy Officer Bruce Abrams, Embassy Lima, Peru(p. 41)
• Refugee Coordinator Nancy Cohen, Embassy Belgrade, Serbia(p. 43)
• Regional Environmental Officer Bruce Hudspeth, Embassy Astana, Kazakhstan(p. 45)
• Entry-Level Officer Carolyn Dubrovsky, Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal(p. 48)
• Office Management Specialist Elizabeth Babroski, U.S. Mission to the OSCE, Vienna, Austria(p. 50)
• Information Management Officer Mark Butchart, Embassy Pretoria, South Africa(p. 53)
• Facility Manager Gary Hein, Embassy Cairo, Egypt(p. 55)
• Medical Officer Mark Cohen, Embassy Nairobi, Kenya(p. 58)
• Diplomatic Courier Edward Bent, Embassy Bangkok, Thailand(p. 60)
• Locally Employed Staff Mimy Santika, USAID Mission, Jakarta, Indonesia(p. 62)
• Locally Employed Staff Edgar Zamudio, Consulate General Tijuana, Mexico(p. 65)
• Part II Foreign Service Work and Life: Embassy, Employee, Family(p. 69)
• The Embassy and the Country Team(p. 69)
• Minds Wide Open: The FSN-FSO Relationship(p. 71)
• The Visit: The Foreign Service on Call(p. 77)
• Not Just a Job: The Foreign Service Life(p. 83)
• Twenty-Eight More Weeks: Life in Language Training(p. 85)
• Outside Opportunities: Sabbaticals, Fellowships, and Details(p. 89)
• What If I Disagree? Dissent in the Foreign Service(p. 94)
• The Foreign Service Family(p. 97)
• Tai Tai: A Diplomat's Wife in the Middle Kingdom(p. 99)
• A (Non-Traditional) Tandem in India(p. 104)
• Waking Up in Vietnam(p. 106)
• A Cross Cultural Friendship(p. 109)
• A Spouse at Work in the Mission(p. 114)
• Part III A Day in the Life of the Foreign Service: One-Day Journals(p. 119)
• A Consular Officer in Chennai, India(p. 120)
• A Principal Officer in Recife, Brazil(p. 122)
• An Economic Officer in Dhaka, Bangladesh(p. 124)
• A Consul General in Vladivostok, Russia(p. 126)
• An Economic and Commercial Officer in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso(p. 128)
• A Cultural Affairs Officer in Dushanbe, Tajikistan(p. 130)
• An Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer in Tegucigalpa, Honduras(p. 132)
• An Office Management Specialist in Stockholm, Sweden(p. 135)
• A Counselor for Public Affairs in Nouakchott, Mauritania(p. 137)
• A Consular Officer in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam(p. 139)
• A Community Liaison Office Coordinator in Buenos Aires, Argentina(p. 141)
• A Political Officer in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo(p. 144)
• A Political Officer and Arms Control Delegate in Vienna, Austria(p. 146)
• A Foreign Service Spouse in San Jose, Costa Rica(p. 148)
• A Political/Economic Section Chief in Conakry, Guinea(p. 150)
• A Political Officer/Stabilization Coordinator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti(p. 152)
• A Public Affairs Officer in Baghdad, Iraq(p. 155)
• A Commercial Counselor in Mexico City, Mexico(p. 158)
• A Regional Medical Officer in Moscow, Russia(p. 160)
• A Public Affairs Officer in Guangzhou, China(p. 162)
• A Consular Officer in Guangzhou, China(p. 164)
• A Political Officer in Dhi Qar, Iraq(p. 165)
• A Consular Officer in Shanghai, China(p. 168)
• An Ambassador in Harare, Zimbabwe(p. 170)
• Part IV The Foreign Service in Action: Tales from the Field(p. 173)
• Democracy Under Construction: Maldives, 2006(p. 174)
• After the Asian Tsunami: Thailand, 2004(p. 176)
• Ten for a Dollar: Liberia, 1996(p. 178)
• Madonna in Kunduz: Afghanistan, 2008(p. 179)
• Surviving a Terrorist Attack: Yemen, 2008(p. 182)
• One Riot, One Ambassador: Macedonia, 1999(p. 184)
• Anatomy of an Evacuation: Guinea, 2007(p. 186)
• Cyclone Sidr Relief: Bangladesh, 2007(p. 189)
• A Hot August in Kirkuk: Iraq, 2008(p. 190)
• In the Wake of Terrorist Attacks: Egypt, 2005(p. 192)
• Disarming Iran's Nuclear Campaign: Austria, 2005(p. 194)
• A New Country is Born: Kosovo, 2008(p. 196)
• Watching Your Embassy Burn: Serbia, 2008(p. 198)
• U.S. Security for the Beijing Olympics: China, 2008(p. 201)
• Al-Qaida Attack on the Consulate: Saudi Arabia, 2004(p. 202)
• A Prayer for Democracy: Burma, 1998(p. 204)
• Part V So You Want to Join the Foreign Service?(p. 207)
• A Guide to State Department Generalist (FSO) Hiring(p. 207)
• Disabled and in the Foreign Service(p. 209)
• Which Career Track Is Right for Me?(p. 215)
• Acronyms and Terms for the Assessment Process(p. 223)
• Weeding Out the Dummies(p. 224)
• The Thirteen Dimensions of Foreign Service Work(p. 229)
• Preparing for a Career in the Foreign Service: What to Read, Study, and Do(p. 234)
• A Guide to State Department Specialist (FSS) Hiring(p. 236)
• Joining the U.S. Agency for International Development(p. 241)
• Joining the Foreign Agricultural Service(p. 247)
• Joining the Foreign Commercial Service(p. 249)
• Joining the International Broadcasting Bureau(p. 250)
• Internships and Fellowships(p. 251)
• Appendix(p. 257)
• Acronyms and Abbreviations(p. 257)
• Agencies and Organizations(p. 257)
• Embassy Offices, Positions, and Related Terms(p. 259)
• Foreign Affairs Online Resources(p. 262)
• Selected Readings(p. 263)
• Study Resources for the Foreign Service Officer Test(p. 264)