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BlogHer Voices of the Year: Two Foreign Service Bloggers Running in the Op-Ed Category

Two Foreign Service bloggers are currently in the running for the op-ed category in BlogHer’s Voices of the Year initiative. One is Donna S. Gorman of Email From The Embassy for her piece from Septemb… more →

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BlogHer Voices of the Year: Two Foreign Service Bloggers Running in the Op-Ed Category — 5 comments

domani spero wrote 3 weeks ago: Two Foreign Service bloggers are currently in the running for the op-ed category in BlogHer’s Voices … more →

Tags: "Diplomatic Security", Foreign Service, Spouses/Partners, BlogHer, donna gorman, email from the embassy, FS blogs, Jen Dinoia, The Dinoia Family

RIP Anne Smedinghoff: Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. — 5 comments

domani spero wrote 1 month ago: I don’t know why I was bothered when Secretary Kerry refrained Saturday from naming Ms. Smedin … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Defense Department, Foreign Service, FSOS, Quotes, Secretary of State, Social Media, State Department, U.S. Missions

UPDATED: "Moving is the 3rd most stressful life event"... — 15 comments

3rdCultureChildren wrote 1 month ago: ome good A long time has gone by since I prepared this blogpost… And it remains so current! Ev … more →

Tags: Family, Humor, Travel, Foreign Service, Home, postaday, Relocation (personal), u s census bureau, United States Census Bureau

Picture the World Project: Representing Brazil! — 19 comments

3rdCultureChildren wrote 6 months ago: Four months have gone since we left Brazil… A short stop for a well-deserved home-leave with f … more →

Tags: Travel, Photography, living in brazil, postaday, Brazil, Picture The World Project

Peace & Love, Fashion & Faces: 'Goodbye Brazil' in style! — 1 comment

3rdCultureChildren wrote 11 months ago:               And the series of “despedidas”(goodbyes … more →

Tags: Travel, Photography, Humor, Foreign Service, living in brazil, party, Farewell, peace & love

Travel Theme: Secret Places — 4 comments

3rdCultureChildren wrote 11 months ago: Every time we feel sad, lost, or a bit scared of the ‘unknown’, I tend to go find … more →

Tags: Travel, Photography, Mozambique, post a day, postaday, travel theme, Secret places, Foreign Service

Saying 'Goodbye Brazil' in style! — 22 comments

3rdCultureChildren wrote 11 months ago: ♥ Getting ready to party… you don´t wanna miss this bus, do you? ♣ Stay tuned! More to come! - … more →

Tags: Travel, Photography, Humor, Foreign Service, living in brazil, party, Farewell, peace & love

A Traveler In The Foreign Service: A 'Trailing Spouse' Speaks Out — 9 comments

3rdCultureChildren wrote 11 months ago: Like many of us, Jennifer Seminara is another FSO spouse, who worked while her husband was serving o … more →

Tags: Travel, Expat, Foreign Service, Work, postaday, AFSA, Foreign Service Journal, EFM, Employment

Say Goodbye to NEA Bureau Boss, Jeffrey Feltman

domani spero wrote 11 months ago: On May 22, 2012, the State Department spokesman confirmed that “Assistant Secretary Feltman ha … more →

Tags: Ambassadors, Life After Jerusalem, Regional Bureaus, Retirement, State Department, UN, Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, "Lebanon evacuation

State Dept Restores Blog, But All's Not Well - Whatareyougoingtodoaboutit? — 5 comments

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: When I left to run errands around noon yesterday, Jen’s blog, The Dinoia Family has been resto … more →

Tags: Dissent, Foreign Service, FSOS, Peter Van Buren, Realities of the FS, ACLU, Chomsky, Freedom of Speech, HR/REE

State Dept's Blog Roll Fail: The Nipples Have Landed and They're Not Shy — 8 comments

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, we blogged about this — Breaking News: State Dept Does Not/Not Like Nipples Nor Dam … more →

Tags: Foreign Service, State Department, Spouses/Partners, spectacular, Social Media, a daring adventure, Blog Roll Fail, Nipplegate 2012, Drudge Report

Breaking News: State Dept Does Not/Not Like Nipples Nor Damn ACLU Letter — 6 comments

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: The Foreign Service blog community lit up today with the State Department’s brainless judgemen … more →

Tags: Realities of the FS, Foreign Service, State Department, Huh? News, Social Media, Peter Van Buren, Bureau of Human Resources, ACLU, The Dinoia Family

State Dept v. Peter Van Buren: ACLU Gets Into the Ring Over First Amendment Right — 4 comments

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know that I’ve been following Peter Van Bu … more →

Tags: Realities of the FS, Foreign Service, AFSA, FSOS, regulations, Dissent, Peter Van Buren, Non-Gov, Social Media

Joan Wadelton's Case: That's One Messy Promotion Scorecard, Next Up - It's GAO Time! — 1 comment

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: In March 2012, Patricia Kushlis of WhirledView published a blog post titled, State Department Human … more →

Tags: Court Cases, Foreign Service, FSOS, Functional Bureaus, Grievance, Promotions, State Department, Bureau of Human Resources, DGHR

US Embassy Mali Goes on Authorized Departure for Non-Emergency Staff and Family Members — 1 comment

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: On April 3, the State Department issued a Travel Warning for Mali warning US citizens against travel … more →

Tags: Foreign Service, Americans Abroad, Evacuations, Africa, Countries 'n Regions, FCO, US Embassy Mali, Mali, Coup d'etat

US Embassy Iceland: Ambassador Visits Game of Thrones Film Shoot, and Lives to Blog About It — 2 comments

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: The second season of popular television series Game of Thrones started airing on HBO over the weeken … more →

Tags: U.S. Missions, Ambassadors, FSOS, Celebrity, Luis Arreaga, US Embassy Iceland, game of thrones

What Do Uranium and a Transgender Foreign Service Officer Have in Common?

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: Robyn McCutcheon at the Marine Ball (used with permission) Robyn Ann Jane Alice McCutcheon has been … more →

Tags: ::::blogs of note, Foreign Service, FSOS, State Department, Robyn McCutcheon, Transgender in State

Video of the Week: Please Help Hannah — 2 comments

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: h/t to Jennifer Santiago and Cupcake Diplomacy: If the video doesn’t play, click here and view … more →

Tags: Foreign Service, FSOS, Video of the Week, med, Jennifer Santiago, Cupcake Diplomacy, Leave Donation

Jennifer Santiago: Lawyer, Reporter, Former Model, Now Diplomat - You Go Girl! — 2 comments

domani spero wrote 1 year ago: From best we could tell, the story has been online forever but got resurrected in Peter Van Buren … more →

Tags: BlogNotes, FSOS, Peter Van Buren, Jennifer Santiago, In the loop, Senator Scott Brown


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