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What’s Missing From the Accountability Review Board Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 1768)

domani spero wrote 4 days ago: As we have blogged here previously, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs … more →

Tags: Congress, Diplomatic Attacks, "Diplomatic Security", Foreign Service, Govt Reports/Documents, Lessons, Protests, Realities of the FS, State Department

Consular affairs: Diplomat says Prisoner X case highlights consular assistance limits

diplomaticbriefing wrote 2 months ago: A former diplomat says the Prisoner X case highlights government limitations when giving consular as … more →

Tags: Israel, Australia

Consular affairs: U.S. Consulate Property in India Sold

diplomaticbriefing wrote 5 months ago: The U.S. consulate properties are being auctioned in India by the U.S. government which has created … more →

Tags: US, India

Consular Work Enters 21st Century: US Citizen John McAfee Blogs from Guatemala Jail

domani spero wrote 5 months ago: Perhaps you’ve heard by now about the anti-virus software tycoon John McAfee who fled Belize t … more →

Tags: U.S. Missions, Americans Abroad, People, Technology and Work, State Department, Consular work, Training, Social Media, john mcafee

Travel Warning: Niger

OSB wrote 1 year ago: Consular Affairs issued a Travel Warning for Niger on April 6, 2012.  It reads as follows: Niger Apr … more →

Tags: Security, Safety, Security 2, Department of State, Safety, Travel Warning, travel warnings, niger

Consular affairs: Record demand for US visas from Brazil, China

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: Record numbers of Brazilians and Chinese have applied for visas to travel to the United States this … more →

Tags: US

Consular affairs: Hell at foreign embassies in Ghana

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: At a time human rights have become the focus of global discussion, Ghanaians seeking visas to some c … more →

Tags: Ghana

Why Consular Service Matters? An Australian Perspective

Reflective Diplomat wrote 1 year ago: by Juan Enriquez Dayang, Jr. The Australian National University   Introduction When Australia’s … more →

Tags: Essays in Diplomacy, Essays on Migration and Consular Diplomacy, Consular Diplomacy, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia

Consular affairs: Weird world of consular requests

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: Asking for rock superstar Phil Collins’ telephone number and checking on the Prince of Wales … more →

Tags: UK

Consular affairs: Consulates expand in Mumbai as India grows

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: Foreign consulates with their gun-toting security guards have been iconic addresses in south Mumbai … more →

Tags: India

Consular affairs: U.S. diplomat backs consulate's HK role

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: The US consulate in Hong Kong will continue its “deep engagement in all aspects of life” … more →

Tags: US, China

Consular affairs: Magsaysay winner granted US visa

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: Four days after rejecting her application, the US consulate here granted a US visa to Neelima Mishra … more →

Tags: US, India

U.S. Embassy in France cautions Americans abroad1 comment

americanexpatinfrance wrote 1 year ago: The U.S. State Department, via the U.S. Embassy Paris in France, has just issued this travel warning … more →

Tags: Travel, American, Paris, State Department, U. S. Embassy, Terrorism, Al-Qaida, Yemen, france travel

Consular affairs: Award winner fails to get US visa

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: The American consulate denied Magsaysay award winner Neelima Mishra a visa as she did not have … more →

Tags: US, India

Consular affairs: US consulate in Quetta still ‘under consideration’

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: The government of Balochistan is believed to be reconsidering a request by the US embassy for settin … more →

Tags: US, Pakistan

Travel Warning: Niger

OSB wrote 1 year ago: Consular Affairs issued a Travel Warning for Niger today.  It reads as follows: Niger August 05, 201 … more →

Tags: Security, Safety, Security 2, Department of State, Safety, Travel Warning, travel warnings, niger

Consular affairs: US warns Indian students about ‘predatory visa fraud rings’

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: As another US university came under the scanner, the United States asked Indian students to be alert … more →

Tags: US, India, University of Northern Virginia

Consular affairs: U.S.opens consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: The United States opened its first consulate inIraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, a symb … more →

Tags: US, iraq

Consular affairs: US opens consulate in Iraqi city of Basra

diplomaticbriefing wrote 1 year ago: TheUnited States opened a consulate in Basra, a port city in southern Iraq with key oil installation … more →

Tags: US, iraq


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