What drives someone to join the U.S. Foreign Service?
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November 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
What drives someone to join the U.S. Foreign Service?
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#AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignService #CareersInDiplomacy #DiplomatLife #GlobalCareers
🖐🏽🖐🏿🖐🏻Read five diplomats' unique journeys into foreign service at the link in our bio/comments!
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🌐 This Week at American Diplomacy ➝ We're sharing firsthand eyewitness accounts from Foreign Service officers in the field.
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November 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🌐 This Week at American Diplomacy ➝ We're sharing firsthand eyewitness accounts from Foreign Service officers in the field.
📖 Read daily via the link in our bio/comments!
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What aspect of emergency consular work do you think is most overlooked when diplomats assist citizens during global crises?
Read this look back at Foreign Service emergency response, link in comments. #AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignService
Read this look back at Foreign Service emergency response, link in comments. #AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignService
November 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
What aspect of emergency consular work do you think is most overlooked when diplomats assist citizens during global crises?
Read this look back at Foreign Service emergency response, link in comments. #AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignService
Read this look back at Foreign Service emergency response, link in comments. #AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignService
Recent reporting by Eric Katz @TheWashingtonSun highlights growing pressures on the U.S. Foreign Service:
Read the full updates in our latest Diplomacy in Crisis roundup 🔗 in the comments. #vote #diplomacy #foreignservice #americandiplomacy
Read the full updates in our latest Diplomacy in Crisis roundup 🔗 in the comments. #vote #diplomacy #foreignservice #americandiplomacy
October 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Recent reporting by Eric Katz @TheWashingtonSun highlights growing pressures on the U.S. Foreign Service:
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Read the full updates in our latest Diplomacy in Crisis roundup 🔗 in the comments. #vote #diplomacy #foreignservice #americandiplomacy
After 20 years of public service under 5 administrations, USAID Mission Director Alyssa Leggoe attended a town hall where a colleague questioned whether she was under investigation 4 treason.
Her story: https://www.justiceforusaid.org/stories/a-steward-of-assistance
#JusticeForUSAID #ForeignService
Her story: https://www.justiceforusaid.org/stories/a-steward-of-assistance
#JusticeForUSAID #ForeignService
October 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
After 20 years of public service under 5 administrations, USAID Mission Director Alyssa Leggoe attended a town hall where a colleague questioned whether she was under investigation 4 treason.
Her story: https://www.justiceforusaid.org/stories/a-steward-of-assistance
#JusticeForUSAID #ForeignService
Her story: https://www.justiceforusaid.org/stories/a-steward-of-assistance
#JusticeForUSAID #ForeignService
Missing ambassadors, inexperienced appointees – is Washington dropping the diplomatic ball?#civilservice #Diplomacy #DonaldTrump #Foreignservice #Internationalaffairs #internationalrelations #TrumpAdministration #Trumpadministrationpolicies #USdiplomacy #USforeignaffairs
October 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Missing ambassadors, inexperienced appointees – is Washington dropping the diplomatic ball?#civilservice #Diplomacy #DonaldTrump #Foreignservice #Internationalaffairs #internationalrelations #TrumpAdministration #Trumpadministrationpolicies #USdiplomacy #USforeignaffairs
When you get the opportunity to spend 4+ weeks in Budapest, you take it. #ForeignService #diplomaticspouse
September 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
When you get the opportunity to spend 4+ weeks in Budapest, you take it. #ForeignService #diplomaticspouse
🌍 Build a global career with USDA! Apply for Foreign Agricultural Affairs Officer (Trainee), working in agricultural trade, food security, markets and diplomacy.
📅 Deadline: Oct. 7, 2026
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USDA Foreign Agricultural Affairs Officer Trainee 2026: Apply for a Global Foreign Service Career in Agricultural Trade and Food Security - Opportunities for Youth
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the Foreign
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🌍 Build a global career with USDA! Apply for Foreign Agricultural Affairs Officer (Trainee), working in agricultural trade, food security, markets and diplomacy.
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Last evening, #OPM clarified that military spouses, whether on a #military spouse appointment or not, are exempt from return to work requirements, as are #ForeignService spouses who are overseas.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Last evening, #OPM clarified that military spouses, whether on a #military spouse appointment or not, are exempt from return to work requirements, as are #ForeignService spouses who are overseas.
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Former career #diplomat who served as director of the #cia, deputy Secretary of #state, served 32 years in the #unitedstates #foreignservice & 7 years as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International #peace William J. Burns writes ‘A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants’
“You […]
“You […]
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August 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Former career #diplomat who served as director of the #cia, deputy Secretary of #state, served 32 years in the #unitedstates #foreignservice & 7 years as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International #peace William J. Burns writes ‘A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants’
“You […]
“You […]
The #state Dept began firing >1,350 #us based employees Friday as the #trump admin goes ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its #diplomaticcorps, undermining US ability to defend & promote interests abroad.
The #layoffs, which affect 1,107 #civilservice & 246 #foreignservice officers in the […]
The #layoffs, which affect 1,107 #civilservice & 246 #foreignservice officers in the […]
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July 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The #state Dept began firing >1,350 #us based employees Friday as the #trump admin goes ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its #diplomaticcorps, undermining US ability to defend & promote interests abroad.
The #layoffs, which affect 1,107 #civilservice & 246 #foreignservice officers in the […]
The #layoffs, which affect 1,107 #civilservice & 246 #foreignservice officers in the […]
#austintice, a former Marine who graduated from the #georgetown School of #foreignservice & was also enrolled in #law school there, was abducted in August 2012 after traveling to a suburb of Damascus. Weeks later, he appeared blindfolded in a video w/masked men carrying assault rifles. Former […]
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June 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#austintice, a former Marine who graduated from the #georgetown School of #foreignservice & was also enrolled in #law school there, was abducted in August 2012 after traveling to a suburb of Damascus. Weeks later, he appeared blindfolded in a video w/masked men carrying assault rifles. Former […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has okayed the appointment of two ambassadors to two countries.
Read story:
theasianmirror.com/top-stories/...
#MumtazZahraBaloch #ForeignService
Read story:
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#MumtazZahraBaloch #ForeignService
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch named as Pakistan’s ambassador to France - The Asian Mirror
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has been named as Pakistan’s ambassador to France. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has okayed the appointment
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December 16, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has okayed the appointment of two ambassadors to two countries.
Read story:
theasianmirror.com/top-stories/...
#MumtazZahraBaloch #ForeignService
Read story:
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Lisa Heller examines five key forces, from tech shifts to domestic polarization, that have reshaped American diplomacy over the past three decades.
Read her full reflection on the future of the U.S. Foreign Service➜link in comments
#foreignservice #AFSA
@afsaorg.bsky.social
Read her full reflection on the future of the U.S. Foreign Service➜link in comments
#foreignservice #AFSA
@afsaorg.bsky.social
August 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Lisa Heller examines five key forces, from tech shifts to domestic polarization, that have reshaped American diplomacy over the past three decades.
Read her full reflection on the future of the U.S. Foreign Service➜link in comments
#foreignservice #AFSA
@afsaorg.bsky.social
Read her full reflection on the future of the U.S. Foreign Service➜link in comments
#foreignservice #AFSA
@afsaorg.bsky.social
The State Dept is overhauling its evaluation system—introducing a numerical scale and tight limits that AFSA warns creates a "zero-sum game" for promotions.
Link to article in the comments
#ForeignService #StateDepartment
Link to article in the comments
#ForeignService #StateDepartment
May 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The State Dept is overhauling its evaluation system—introducing a numerical scale and tight limits that AFSA warns creates a "zero-sum game" for promotions.
Link to article in the comments
#ForeignService #StateDepartment
Link to article in the comments
#ForeignService #StateDepartment
The Anniversary 💎 30 years of insight. 30 years of expertise. Founded in 1996, American Diplomacy has spent three decades bridging the gap between those who have lived the history and those who study it.
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu #AD30 #ForeignService #Diplomacy
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April 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The Anniversary 💎 30 years of insight. 30 years of expertise. Founded in 1996, American Diplomacy has spent three decades bridging the gap between those who have lived the history and those who study it.
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu #AD30 #ForeignService #Diplomacy
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🌎 Diplomacy Dispatch: Must-Reads
How do we protect America's image abroad? Our editors are looking at two critical perspectives:
🔹 Amy Stambach @thehill.com
🔹 Liz Colton at Asheville Citizen Times
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How do we protect America's image abroad? Our editors are looking at two critical perspectives:
🔹 Amy Stambach @thehill.com
🔹 Liz Colton at Asheville Citizen Times
LINK IN COMMENTS
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March 18, 2026 at 3:31 PM
🌎 Diplomacy Dispatch: Must-Reads
How do we protect America's image abroad? Our editors are looking at two critical perspectives:
🔹 Amy Stambach @thehill.com
🔹 Liz Colton at Asheville Citizen Times
LINK IN COMMENTS
#Diplomacy #ForeignService #GlobalAffairs #StateDepartment @uncpress.bsky.social
How do we protect America's image abroad? Our editors are looking at two critical perspectives:
🔹 Amy Stambach @thehill.com
🔹 Liz Colton at Asheville Citizen Times
LINK IN COMMENTS
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"That bullet didn’t have your name on it." 🛡️
Donald Kursch shares a gripping account of the 1991 terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Bonn. READ HERE: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/unde...
#Diplomacy #History #ForeignService #ColdWar #Bonn
Donald Kursch shares a gripping account of the 1991 terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Bonn. READ HERE: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/unde...
#Diplomacy #History #ForeignService #ColdWar #Bonn
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"That bullet didn’t have your name on it." 🛡️
Donald Kursch shares a gripping account of the 1991 terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Bonn. READ HERE: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/unde...
#Diplomacy #History #ForeignService #ColdWar #Bonn
Donald Kursch shares a gripping account of the 1991 terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Bonn. READ HERE: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/unde...
#Diplomacy #History #ForeignService #ColdWar #Bonn
A retired Foreign Service officer shares his contrasting, behind-the-scenes look at handling a famous Senator.
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#TedKennedy #ForeignService #Diplomacy #USPolitics
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#TedKennedy #ForeignService #Diplomacy #USPolitics
Not Your Average Visitor: Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy in London and Bucharest | American Diplomacy Est 1996
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November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A retired Foreign Service officer shares his contrasting, behind-the-scenes look at handling a famous Senator.
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/10/not-...
#TedKennedy #ForeignService #Diplomacy #USPolitics
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#TedKennedy #ForeignService #Diplomacy #USPolitics
🎉 The Fall 2025 Quarterly Journal of American Diplomacy is HERE! 🇺🇸
Dive into essential reads on US foreign policy & its challenges:
Commentary's, Eyewitness accounts and the Student Corner.
🔗 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu
#AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignPolicy #History #Diplomacy #ForeignService
Dive into essential reads on US foreign policy & its challenges:
Commentary's, Eyewitness accounts and the Student Corner.
🔗 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu
#AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignPolicy #History #Diplomacy #ForeignService
American Diplomacy Est 1996
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November 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
🎉 The Fall 2025 Quarterly Journal of American Diplomacy is HERE! 🇺🇸
Dive into essential reads on US foreign policy & its challenges:
Commentary's, Eyewitness accounts and the Student Corner.
🔗 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu
#AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignPolicy #History #Diplomacy #ForeignService
Dive into essential reads on US foreign policy & its challenges:
Commentary's, Eyewitness accounts and the Student Corner.
🔗 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu
#AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignPolicy #History #Diplomacy #ForeignService
Please enjoy first hand accounts of foreign service members from the American Foreign Service Association.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Please enjoy first hand accounts of foreign service members from the American Foreign Service Association.
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/10/dipl... #AmericanDiplomacy #ForeignService #FirsthandExperience Img from @afsaorg.bsky.social
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Trump's impact on diplomacy and the AFSA union's limitations are examined in two eye-opening articles you need to read now. #diplomacy #government #politics #statedepartment #foreignservice americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/09/dipl... img Andy Wang
September 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Trump's impact on diplomacy and the AFSA union's limitations are examined in two eye-opening articles you need to read now. #diplomacy #government #politics #statedepartment #foreignservice americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/09/dipl... img Andy Wang
🗞The latest AFSA Weekly Update provides a deep dive into the recent actions impacting the diplomatic profession.
It's a must-read for understanding the challenges facing our Foreign Service. 🇺🇸
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#diplomacy #ForeignService #USForeignPolicy
It's a must-read for understanding the challenges facing our Foreign Service. 🇺🇸
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/09/dipl...
#diplomacy #ForeignService #USForeignPolicy
September 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🗞The latest AFSA Weekly Update provides a deep dive into the recent actions impacting the diplomatic profession.
It's a must-read for understanding the challenges facing our Foreign Service. 🇺🇸
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/09/dipl...
#diplomacy #ForeignService #USForeignPolicy
It's a must-read for understanding the challenges facing our Foreign Service. 🇺🇸
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/09/dipl...
#diplomacy #ForeignService #USForeignPolicy
FSO Michael Hurley's article in our Aug '25 Online Journal explores the "Shifting Sands for Public Diplomacy in the USSR and Russia." 🇷🇺 A must-read for all diplomacy fans! 🤝
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/08/shif... #Russia #ForeignService #Diplomacy
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/08/shif... #Russia #ForeignService #Diplomacy
Shifting Sands for Public Diplomacy in the USSR and Russia | American Diplomacy Est 1996
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August 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
FSO Michael Hurley's article in our Aug '25 Online Journal explores the "Shifting Sands for Public Diplomacy in the USSR and Russia." 🇷🇺 A must-read for all diplomacy fans! 🤝
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/08/shif... #Russia #ForeignService #Diplomacy
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/08/shif... #Russia #ForeignService #Diplomacy