Many career paths have people who are driven by a singular focus to get promoted above all else, and the…
Abroad for Her Country: Tales of a Pioneer Woman Ambassador in the U.S. Foreign Service
Abroad for Her Country: Tales of a Pioneer Woman Ambassador in the U.S. Foreign Service, published by the University of…
Bush Hat, Black Tie: Adventures of a Foreign Service Officer
In this, his fifteenth, book, he offers a lively narrative of his experiences as a witness to the end of…
Memoirs of a Foreign Service Arabist
Dick Parker was renowned in the State Department for his dry acerbic wit. From his early youth on U.S. Cavalry posts…
The Incidental Oriental Secretary and Other Tales of Foreign Service
Dick Jackson captures the humor and sheer incongruity of working across cultures in an international career spanning diplomacy and education.…
Foreign at Home and Away: Foreign-Born Wives in the U.S. Foreign Service
It is estimated that one-third to one-half of the women married to U.S. Foreign Service officers are foreign-born. In Foreign at…
Finding a Family Abroad—How a Japanese Family Started a Foreign Service Officer’s Career
Being fluent in different languages is a fundamental skill for foreign service. While many foreign service officers learn languages as…
United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act
Help recognize 100 years of service by advocating for the United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act, S.789/H.R.3537 Background: On…
The Fight for Equal Opportunity as a Foreign Service Spouse in Germany, Switzerland, Tanzania, and More
As a spouse of a Foreign Service Officer (FSO), one is exposed to a unique lifestyle in the world of…