U.S. Foreign Service
U.S. Department of State
IRAN 1979
IRAN 1979 Mark & Cora Lijek
GRENADA 1983
Grenada 1983 Phil Carter
IRAQ INVADES KUWAIT 1990
KUWAIT 1990
NAIROBI 1995
NAIROBI 1998 Bob Godec & Mike Marine
GREECE 1999
IRAQ 2010
IRAQ 2010 Laurent Charbonnet
IRAQ 2010
What do FSOs Do? Five main areas of specialization (“cones”) –Political Affairs –Consular Affairs –Public Affairs –Management –Economic Affairs
Desired Skill Set “13 Dimensions” Composure Cultural Adaptability Experience and Motivation Information Integration & Analysis Initiative and Leadership Judgment Written & Oral Communication
Desired Skill Set “13 Dimensions” Planning & Organizing Quantitative Analysis Resourcefulness Working with others
Advocacy U.S. policy U.S. interests –American citizens –American corporations –Perceptions of U.S. Intergovernmental organizations –Votes –Candidates –Reforms
What do Officers Do? IT DEPENDS –On the Administration’s policies –On your post of assignment –On the size of the post –On the organization of the post –On the presence of other agencies –On the Ambassador –On the host government
Typical Officer Duties Advocacy Reporting Outreach Visitors
Reporting Host country internal developments Host country external developments Labor issues Environment, science, technology, health Agriculture Resources
Outreach Speeches, seminars, op-eds, visits to –Parliamentarians –Media –Schools & universities –NGOs –Trade associations –Chambers of Commerce –Ministries (Foreign Affairs, Finance, Economy, Interior, Justice, Environment)
Visitors White House Congress State Department Industry delegations Trade associations Lobbyists State, city, county trade promotion groups Other U.S. agencies –Commerce –USTR –Defense –Transportation –Homeland Security –FAA –AID –Treasury –Agriculture –Energy
How Do I Prepare for a Foreign Service Career? The Economist Foreign Affairs Business Week National weekly news magazine (Time, Newsweek) reading list
RESOURCES (American Foreign Service Assoc)
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