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<title><![CDATA[Officially Back: Ambassador Laurence Pope to Tripoli as Chargé d’ Affairs ]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/10/11/officially-back-ambassador-laurence-pope-to-tripoli-as-charge-d-affairs/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[October 11, 2012 State Department announcement: Laurence Pope has arrived in Tripoli as U.S. Chargé]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[October 11, 2012 State Department announcement: Laurence Pope has arrived in Tripoli as U.S. Chargé]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Snapshot: Attacks on US Diplomatic Targets from Nixon to Obama (1970-2010)]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/10/04/snapshot-attacks-on-us-diplomatic-targets-from-nixon-to-obama-1970-2010/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/10/04/snapshot-attacks-on-us-diplomatic-targets-from-nixon-to-obama-1970-2010/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Via MoJo: Wendy Chamberlain, a career foreign-service officer who was serving as the US Ambassador t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Via MoJo: Wendy Chamberlain, a career foreign-service officer who was serving as the US Ambassador t]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo of the Day: President O with Ambassador to Iraq Robert Beecroft]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/10/04/photo-of-the-day-president-o-with-ambassador-to-iraq-robert-beecroft/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Via WH/Flickr President Barack Obama meets with Robert Beecroft, his nominee as the new U.S. Ambassa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Via WH/Flickr President Barack Obama meets with Robert Beecroft, his nominee as the new U.S. Ambassa]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[After a Year of Serious Roars and Growls, State Dept Officially Retires FSO-Non Grata Peter Van Buren]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/10/02/after-a-year-of-serious-roars-and-growls-state-dept-officially-retires-fso-non-grata-peter-van-buren/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/10/02/after-a-year-of-serious-roars-and-growls-state-dept-officially-retires-fso-non-grata-peter-van-buren/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And so it has come to this. Last year, the State Department was up in arms with the publication of P]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[And so it has come to this. Last year, the State Department was up in arms with the publication of P]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[US Embassy Ljubljana: Where Ambassador Mussomeli Runs for Office in Election 2012]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/25/us-embassy-ljubljana-where-ambassador-mussomeli-runs-for-office-in-election-2012/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/25/us-embassy-ljubljana-where-ambassador-mussomeli-runs-for-office-in-election-2012/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[US Ambassador to Slovenia Joseph A. Mussomeli gets a starring role in this public service announceme]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[US Ambassador to Slovenia Joseph A. Mussomeli gets a starring role in this public service announceme]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's "Love for the Prophet Day" Ends with  15 Dead, 200+ Wounded and Property Mess]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/pakistans-love-for-the-prophet-day-ends-with-15-dead-200-wounded-and-property-mess/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 02:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/pakistans-love-for-the-prophet-day-ends-with-15-dead-200-wounded-and-property-mess/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Monday, September 17, the  Pakistan Telecom Authority had ordered access to the anti-Islam film r]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Monday, September 17, the  Pakistan Telecom Authority had ordered access to the anti-Islam film r]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Remembering Chris Stevens: Share Your Photo or Story]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/remembering-chris-stevens-share-your-photo-or-story/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/remembering-chris-stevens-share-your-photo-or-story/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The family of Ambassador Chris Stevens has set up a Tumblr to capture the memories of people he touc]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The family of Ambassador Chris Stevens has set up a Tumblr to capture the memories of people he touc]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Nominates Ambassador Robert Godec as Next Ambassador to Kenya]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/obama-nominates-ambassador-robert-godec-as-next-ambassador-to-kenya/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/obama-nominates-ambassador-robert-godec-as-next-ambassador-to-kenya/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On September 20, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Ambassador Robert F. Godec as the]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On September 20, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Ambassador Robert F. Godec as the]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Officially In: Deborah Ann McCarthy, from Foggy Bottom to Lithuania]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/officially-in-deborah-ann-mccarthy-from-foggy-bottom-to-lithuania/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/21/officially-in-deborah-ann-mccarthy-from-foggy-bottom-to-lithuania/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On September 13, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Deborah Ann McCarthy to be the nex]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On September 13, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Deborah Ann McCarthy to be the nex]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[SFRC Clears Villarosa, Liberi, Mull, North, Olson, Macmanus with Looming Senate Holds]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/20/sfrc-clears-villarosa-liberi-mull-north-olson-macmanus-with-looming-senate-holds/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/20/sfrc-clears-villarosa-liberi-mull-north-olson-macmanus-with-looming-senate-holds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Senate Foreign Relations Committee(SFRC)  cleared the following ambassadorial nominations on Sep]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Senate Foreign Relations Committee(SFRC)  cleared the following ambassadorial nominations on Sep]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[SFRC Clears Three for Personal Rank of Career Ambassador]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/20/sfrc-clears-three-for-personal-rank-of-career-ambassador/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/20/sfrc-clears-three-for-personal-rank-of-career-ambassador/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The SFRC cleared the following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career M]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The SFRC cleared the following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career M]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[A Diplomat's Mom Pens Loving Tribute to the Foreign Service]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/14/a-diplomats-mom-pens-loving-tribute-to-the-foreign-service/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/14/a-diplomats-mom-pens-loving-tribute-to-the-foreign-service/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Below is an excerpt from a piece written by jlsathre in open salon, who says she is &#8220;a lawyer]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Below is an excerpt from a piece written by jlsathre in open salon, who says she is &#8220;a lawyer]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[US Embassy Egypt: PAO Larry Schwartz Thrown Under the Bus Over "Inappropriate Apology"  ]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/13/us-embassy-egypt-pao-larry-schwartz-thrown-under-the-bus-over-inappropriate-apology/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/13/us-embassy-egypt-pao-larry-schwartz-thrown-under-the-bus-over-inappropriate-apology/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There was that clip of a badly made obscure movie posted in YouTube which roiled the mob in Cairo on]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There was that clip of a badly made obscure movie posted in YouTube which roiled the mob in Cairo on]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Outrage! Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others killed in Benghazi, Libya]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/12/outrage-ambassador-chris-stevens-and-three-others-killed-in-benghazi-libya/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/12/outrage-ambassador-chris-stevens-and-three-others-killed-in-benghazi-libya/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I posted about the mob attack at the US Office/Consulate in Benghazi around midnight last night (see]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I posted about the mob attack at the US Office/Consulate in Benghazi around midnight last night (see]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[US Embassy Libya: Protesters storm the US Office in Benghazi, kill one American officer, wound others]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/12/us-embassy-libya-protesters-storm-the-us-office-in-benghazi-kill-one-american-officer-wound-others/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/12/us-embassy-libya-protesters-storm-the-us-office-in-benghazi-kill-one-american-officer-wound-others/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Al Jazeera, citing Libyan security forces is reporting that an American staff member of the US consu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Al Jazeera, citing Libyan security forces is reporting that an American staff member of the US consu]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Nominates Robert Stephen Beecroft as Next Ambassador to Iraq]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/10/obama-nominates-robert-stephen-beecroft-as-next-ambassador-to-iraq/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/10/obama-nominates-robert-stephen-beecroft-as-next-ambassador-to-iraq/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The NYT is reporting that President Obama announced today his intent to nominate Ambassador Robert S]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The NYT is reporting that President Obama announced today his intent to nominate Ambassador Robert S]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo of the Day: Ragaei Abdelfattah, Coming Home]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/06/photo-of-the-day-ragaei-abdelfattah-coming-home/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/06/photo-of-the-day-ragaei-abdelfattah-coming-home/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We posted this last month: US Mission Afghanistan: USAID Officer Ragaei Abdelfattah, Four Others Kil]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We posted this last month: US Mission Afghanistan: USAID Officer Ragaei Abdelfattah, Four Others Kil]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Michael Makalou, Former Diplomat Sentenced to 12 Months for Assault of Wife with a Dangerous Weapon]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/05/michael-makalou-former-diplomat-sentenced-to-12-months-for-assault-of-wife-with-a-dangerous-weapon/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/05/michael-makalou-former-diplomat-sentenced-to-12-months-for-assault-of-wife-with-a-dangerous-weapon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We almost missed this announcement from USDOJ from June 22, 2012 about the sentencing of a former Po]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We almost missed this announcement from USDOJ from June 22, 2012 about the sentencing of a former Po]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[USCG Peshawar: Robert Reed Assumes Charge as Consul General]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/04/uscg-peshawar-robert-reed-assumes-charge-as-consul-general/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/04/uscg-peshawar-robert-reed-assumes-charge-as-consul-general/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The new Consul General for the USCG Peshawar arrived last month and has assumed charge.  This is one]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The new Consul General for the USCG Peshawar arrived last month and has assumed charge.  This is one]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[USCG Peshawar: Suicide Car Bomb Targets Consulate Car, Wounds Four Staff and More (Updated)]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/03/uscg-peshawar-suicide-car-bomb-targets-consulate-car-wounds-four-staff-and-more/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/09/03/uscg-peshawar-suicide-car-bomb-targets-consulate-car-wounds-four-staff-and-more/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The AP is reporting that a suicide car bomb hit an armored SUV of the US Consulate General in Peshaw]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The AP is reporting that a suicide car bomb hit an armored SUV of the US Consulate General in Peshaw]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Ambassador Crocker Arrested for Hit and Run and DUI in Spokane]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/24/ambassador-crocker-arrested-for-hit-and-run-and-dui-in-spokane/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/24/ambassador-crocker-arrested-for-hit-and-run-and-dui-in-spokane/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We were not always happy with Ambassador Crocker&#8217;s often glass is full assessment of what was]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We were not always happy with Ambassador Crocker&#8217;s often glass is full assessment of what was]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Mystery Playboy: Consul General Behaving Badly - Just Stop Already!]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/22/mystery-playboy-consul-general-behaving-badly-just-stop-already/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/22/mystery-playboy-consul-general-behaving-badly-just-stop-already/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Consul General in a constituent post in Country X carried on with the consulate&#8217;s instruct]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Consul General in a constituent post in Country X carried on with the consulate&#8217;s instruct]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Pending State Department Nominations as of August 2012]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/10/pending-state-department-nominations-as-of-august-2012/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/10/pending-state-department-nominations-as-of-august-2012/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Below is a list of nominees submitted by the President to the Senate for confirmation during the cur]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Below is a list of nominees submitted by the President to the Senate for confirmation during the cur]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[US Mission Afghanistan: USAID Officer Ragaei Abdelfattah, Four Others Killed, Two Wounded in Suicide Attack in Kunar]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/10/us-mission-afghanistan-usaid-officer-ragaei-abdelfattah-four-others-killed-two-wounded-in-suicide-attack-in-kunar/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/10/us-mission-afghanistan-usaid-officer-ragaei-abdelfattah-four-others-killed-two-wounded-in-suicide-attack-in-kunar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A suicide attack on August 8 at the Kunar Province of Afghanistan killed USAID Officer Ragaei Abdelf]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A suicide attack on August 8 at the Kunar Province of Afghanistan killed USAID Officer Ragaei Abdelf]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Compensating the Victims of the August 7, 1998 Embassy Bombings Would Set a Precedent? Goddammit, So What?]]></title>
<link>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/07/compensating-the-victims-of-the-august-7-1998-embassy-bombings-would-set-a-precedent-goddammit-so-what/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>domani spero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://diplopundit.net/2012/08/07/compensating-the-victims-of-the-august-7-1998-embassy-bombings-would-set-a-precedent-goddammit-so-what/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fourteen years ago today, between 10:30 am and 10:40 am local time (3:30–3:40 am Washington time), s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fourteen years ago today, between 10:30 am and 10:40 am local time (3:30–3:40 am Washington time), s]]></content:encoded>
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