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Inside a U.S. Embassy
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Inside a U.S. Embassy (1995) (edit title/settings)

How the Foreign Service Works for America

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Who works in an embassy? What do diplomats actually do? Inside a U.S. Embassy is the only book that truly answers these questions. Inside a U.S. Embassy is a unique resource, taking readers inside embassies and consulates in over 50 countries, providing detailed descriptions of Foreign... read more

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The 13,000 men and women of the Foreign Service represent the government and people of the United States.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Why This Book? By Shawn Dorman
What Is the Foreign Service? By John K. Naland, AFSA President
U.S. Presence in the World in 2003
Map: Department of State Locations
Embassy Flow Chart

PART 1
Profiles: Who Works in an Embassy? By Shawn Dorman
Ambassador, Anne Patterson, Embassy Bogota, Columbia
Deputy Chief of Mission, Danny Russel, Embassy Nicosia, Cyprus
Consul General, Carmen Martinez, Consulate General Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mission Director (U.S. Agency for International Development), Terry Myers, Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia
Political Officer, Chat Blakeman, Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan
Economic Officer, Mary Warlick, Embassy Moscow, Russia
Commercial Officer (Foreign Commercial Service), Lee Boam, Embassy Beijing, China
Agricultural Officer (Foreign Agricultural Service), Holly Higgins, Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria
Consular Officer, Don Jacobson, Consulate General Guadalajara, Mexico
Public Affairs Officer, Sharon Hudson-Dean, Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia
Law Enforcement Coordinator and Narcotics Affairs Counselor, Jim Wagner, U.S. Mission to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
Refugee Coordinator, Randy Berry, Embassy Kampala, Uganda
Labor Officer, John Chamberlin, Embassy Beijing, China
Environmental Officer, Dick Hawkins, Embassy Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Administrative Officer, Tuli Mushingi, Consulate General Casablanca, Morocco
Security Officer, Kim Starke, Embassy Manila, Philippines
Information Management Officer, Mike Kovich, Embassy Mexico City, Mexico
Office Management Specialist, Connie Parish, Embassy Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Medical Officer, Brooks Taylor, Embassy New Delhi, India
Junior Officer, DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Embassy Pretoria, South Africa
Foreign Service National, Tamara Burkovskaya, Embassy Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Community Liaison Officer, Lynne Murphy and Jennifer Watson, Embassy Tokyo, Japan
Marine Security Guard (U.S. Marine Corps), Tim Steele, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia

PART 2
A Day in the Life of the Foreign Service: One-Day Journals from Embassy Staff around the World
A Political Officer at the U.S. Mission to NATO, Brussels, Belgium By Jim DeHart
The Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan By Ann Wright
A Consular Officer, Embassy Manila, Philippines By Michael Newbill
The General Services Officer, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia By Kit Junge
The Consul General, Consulate General Sydney, Australia By Eileen Malloy
An Information Management Specialist, Embassy Harare, Zimbabwe By Kevin Rubesh
An Economic Officer at the U.S. Mission to the OECD, Paris, France By Brian McFeeters
The Ambassador, Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania By John Tefft
The Regional Environment Affairs Officer, Embassy Bangkok, Thailand By Ted Osius
An Office Management Specialist, Embassy Abuja, Nigeria By Llywelyn Graeme
A Political Officer, Embassy London, United Kingdom By Ethan Goldrich
The USAID Mission Director, Embassy Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia By Jonathan Addleton
A Foreign Service Spouse, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia By Donna Scaramastra Gorman
The Human Resources Officer, Embassy Seoul, Korea By Paul Gilmer
A Public Affairs Officer, Embassy Helsinki, Finland By Crystal Meriwether
The Consul General, Consulate General Vladivostok, Russia By James Schumaker
The Under Secretary for Political Affairs on the Road, Brasilia, Brazil By Marc Grossman

PART 3
The Foreign Service in Action: Tales from the Field
One Riot, One Ambassador: Macedonia, 1999 By Charles Stonecipher
A Prayer for Democracy: Burma, 1998 By Andrew Young
A Coup: Guinea-Bissau, 1998 By Peggy Blackford
A Taste of the Struggle: East Timor, 1999 By Gary Gray
On Duty in Port-au-Prince: Haiti, 1997 By Robert Zimmerman
Rescuing the Innocent: Liberia, 1996 By John Frese
Fighting the 'Dirty War': Argentina, 1977 By F.A. "Tex" Harris
After the Blast: Kenya and Tanzania, 1998 By Francis Njogu Mburu
Assassination of an Ambassador: Afghanistan, 1979 By Bruce Byers
A New Beginning in Kabul: Afghanistan, 2002 By Suzann Reynolds
How to Save an Airport: Haiti, 1999 By Ken Merten
The Fall of Suharto: Indonesia, 1998 By Shawn Dorman
Play Ball! Ukraine, 1991 By Carol Fajardo
Iraqi Scuds, Gas Masks, and Washington Visitors: Saudi Arabia, 1990 By David J. Dunford
Stuck in Ayana: Ethiopia, 1992 By Robert C. DeWitt
Passing the Keys: Mozambique, 1990 By Daniel Hirsch
All the Leaves are Gone: Bangladesh, 1991 By Mary Kilgour
The Crash of Flight 965: Colombia, 1995 By Michael Jacobsen
That's Classified! Uzbekistan, 2000 By Barbara Jacquin
The Evacuation: Pakistan, 1998 By Scott Rauland
Leave No American Behind: Macedonia, 2001 By Bix Aliu
Seven Days in Kerala: India, 2000 By Alejandro "Hoot" Baez
Rats and Resourcefulness: Philippines, 1987 By Jim Wagner
Heathrow Airport on September 12: United Kingdom, 2001 By Eric Fichte
Paving the Way for Women: Department of State, 2002 By Phyllis E. Oakley
Tie a Yellow Ribbon: Iran, 1981 By L. Bruce Laingen

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. American Foreign Service Association (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Karen Krebsbach (Editor) - First edition 1995
  2. Shawn Dorman (Editor) - Second edition 2003
  3. Connie McLennan (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: American Foreign Service Association
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0-9649488-2-6
Page Count: 135

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: 2002117840
  • Dewey: 327

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