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#HurricaneMatthew Closes US Embassies in Haiti, Jamaica, and The Bahamas;...
Posted: 1:44 am ET Due to Hurricane Matthew, the State Department has authorized the voluntary evacuation of authorized family members of U.S. government employees from the The Bahamas, Jamaica, and...
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Anonymous Letter Outs Sexual Abuse of Household Staff, Former DCM’s Husband...
Posted: 3:18 am ET Update: 5:08 pm ET On October 12, the Justice Department announced that Labib Chammas, the husband of the former DCM at the US Embassy in Rabat, Morocco pleaded guilty to abusing a...
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Snapshot: State Department Workforce Composition By Employment Category – 2016
Posted: 12:13 am ET Via state.gov: The State Department says that it employs a workforce of over 80,000 employees. The figure below shows the composition of the 2016 workforce by employment category....
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Manhattan DA Wants Diplomatic Immunity For UN German Diplomat Revoked
Posted: 12:25 am ET A diplomat from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York is accused of punching his wife but is shielded from arrest by diplomatic immunity according to...
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@StateDept Updates FAM For Reporting Domestic Violence — See What’s Missing?
Posted: 12:19 am ET We recently blogged about a diplomat from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York who is accused of punching his wife but is shielded from arrest by...
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U.S. Consulate General Istanbul Now on ‘Ordered Departure’ For Family Members
Posted: 2:01 pm PT Updated: October 30, 12:21 am PT, to include HDN report On October 29, the State Department updated its Travel Warning for Turkey to announce the mandatory departure of family...
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New CG Jennifer Davis Arrives in Istanbul as Post Goes on ‘Ordered Departure’...
Posted: 12:15 am ET FSO Jennifer Davis officially began her tenure as U.S. Consul General in Istanbul on October 25, 2016. On October 29, USCG Istanbul was officially placed on mandatory evacuation...
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A Sexual Assault Reporting Process Foreign Service Members Deserve: If Not...
Posted: 2:13 am ET Updated: 11:47 am PT For victims/survivors of sexual assault, please see Sexual Assault in the Foreign Service — What To Do? Consider below as a follow-up post to The State Dept’s...
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US Embassy Kinshasa Now on ‘Authorized Departure’ For Non-Emergency Personnel...
Posted: 6:13 pm PT On September 30, 2016, the State Department placed family members of USG employees in the Democratic Republic of Congo on mandatory evacuation (see US Embassy Kinshasa Now on...
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A Holiday Wish to the Hundreds of DS Agents Without a “Handshake” This...
Posted: 2:09 am ET This Burn Bag was sent to us “as a holiday wish to the hundreds of DS agents still without even an handshake this bidding season and to their families who are also waiting.” As...
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Secretary @JohnKerry Hosts His Last “Diplomacy at Home for the Holidays” For...
Posted: 3:36 pm PT Secretary John Kerry hosted the annual “Diplomacy at Home for the Holidays” today at 2:00 p.m. at the State Department. “The holiday reception honors the families of U.S....
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Former DCM’s Spouse Labib Chammas Gets 30 Months in Prison For Sexual Abuse...
Posted: 12:41 pm ET Last October, we posted about the Justice Department’s case against Labib Chammas, the husband of the former DCM at the US Embassy in Rabat, Morocco who pleaded guilty to abusing...
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@StateDept Orders Evacuation of US Embassy Banjul Family Members From The...
Posted: 5:56 pm PT On Saturday, January 7, the State Department ordered the departure of family members of USG employees assigned to the US Embassy Banjul, in The Gambia. It also authorized the...
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U.S. Consulate General Istanbul: Post On Evacuation Status With a “No...
Posted: 1:49 am ET In October 2016, the State Department updated its Travel Warning for Turkey to announce the mandatory departure of family members of employees assigned to the Consulate General in...
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Tales From a Small Planet: A Cup of Culture and a Pinch of Crisis, The Food...
Posted: 5:56 pm ET If you’ve ever searched for Real Post Reports or Real School Reports when planning your relocation overseas, you might be familiar with Tales From a Small Planet. Tales from a...
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@StateDept Lifts Evacuation Order For Istanbul, Travel Restrictions Remain...
Posted: 2:55 am ET In October 2016, the State Department updated its Travel Warning for Turkey to announce the mandatory departure of family members of employees assigned to the Consulate General in...
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Are #EFM positions literally about to become…extinct under #Tillerson’s watch?
Posted: 3:20 am ET Updated: April 22, 2:13 pm ET On April 12, 2017, the State Department posted a statement indicating that the current hiring freeze guidance remains in effect particularly as it...
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Foggy Bottom Rambles: Remaining resilient in the face of uncertainty
Posted: 1:06 am ET The following is from the Center of Excellence in Foreign Affairs Resilience posted on the Foggy Bottom Rambles, the blog for unaccompanied tours (UT) employees and family members:...
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Oy! That Rumor About Foreign Service Family Member Employment as “Corporate...
Posted: 1:39 am ET We posted recently about the hiring freeze, the jobs for diplomatic spouses, and the worries that these jobs could soon be filled not by the U.S. citizen spouses of USG employees...
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Burn Bag: What right does this U.S. mission have to prior restraint?
Via Burn Bag: An eligible family member (EFM) overseas (not employed by a US mission) was recently told she had to submit an article she had written to the Ambassador and the regional bureau for...
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