tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68972336086593137462012-01-30T02:54:58.019-05:00Just one obsessive compulsive observer, diplomatic watcher, opinionator and noodle newsmaker monitoring the goings on at Foggy Bottom and elsewhere in the worldwide available universe. But just so you know ... read my disclaimer first.Domani Speronoreply@blogger.comBlogger2534125blogspot/AVCbhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-52686003257399916522012-01-27T01:18:00.014-05:002012-01-30T02:54:58.030-05:002012-01-30T02:54:58.030-05:00Now isn't this just straight up highway robbery in the internet super highway or the equivalent of piracy in the Gulf of Aden?&nbsp; Did not even invite me to the launch party.&nbsp; May I please...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SqEQDcbH5EZLbvltSyscSj_7-c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SqEQDcbH5EZLbvltSyscSj_7-c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SqEQDcbH5EZLbvltSyscSj_7-c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SqEQDcbH5EZLbvltSyscSj_7-c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/9Qbc5kWizEg" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/pirates-invade-web-hijacks-diplopundit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-81759707836621613022012-01-25T00:52:00.005-05:002012-01-25T01:02:12.303-05:002012-01-25T01:02:12.303-05:00On January 23, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the next Director General of the Foreign Service. The WH released the following brief bio: Ambassador...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1kJgwr9AOJBwS2-dNQmhwbhxaGs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1kJgwr9AOJBwS2-dNQmhwbhxaGs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1kJgwr9AOJBwS2-dNQmhwbhxaGs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1kJgwr9AOJBwS2-dNQmhwbhxaGs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/4pd6LuFPuag" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/officially-in-linda-thomas-greenfield.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-62834454167358620802012-01-25T00:29:00.001-05:002012-01-25T01:00:00.622-05:002012-01-25T01:00:00.622-05:00Image via WikipediaOn January 23, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Pamela Ann White as the next Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti. The WH released the following brief...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/greBpb2_HnQgk_KwnN-8-UY_ACI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/greBpb2_HnQgk_KwnN-8-UY_ACI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/greBpb2_HnQgk_KwnN-8-UY_ACI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/greBpb2_HnQgk_KwnN-8-UY_ACI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/iUKeYac6_xk" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/officially-in-pamela-ann-white-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-82709742567164132392012-01-25T00:07:00.006-05:002012-01-27T17:38:51.573-05:002012-01-27T17:38:51.573-05:00Image via WikipediaThe State Department issued a new Travel Alert for Bahrain dated January 23, 2012 which warns U.S. citizens to the potential for unrest in the country. Security concerns due to...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0IllPYidZ0alyqX1g_31Fcg3gkY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0IllPYidZ0alyqX1g_31Fcg3gkY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0IllPYidZ0alyqX1g_31Fcg3gkY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0IllPYidZ0alyqX1g_31Fcg3gkY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/LP0uL3i1HgE" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/us-embassy-manama-relocates-employees.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-9739143138536509992012-01-24T08:01:00.001-05:002012-01-24T08:01:00.614-05:002012-01-24T08:01:00.614-05:00U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra— with Senator Kelly Ayotte, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain and Yingluck...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yz4D0h9DU-TzDkGFNM2pJvFg2EA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yz4D0h9DU-TzDkGFNM2pJvFg2EA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yz4D0h9DU-TzDkGFNM2pJvFg2EA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yz4D0h9DU-TzDkGFNM2pJvFg2EA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/z6XB6FzRBLY" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/us-embassy-thailand-codel-mccain-jan-20.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-83959938327241904662012-01-24T00:40:00.004-05:002012-01-24T16:49:53.531-05:002012-01-24T16:49:53.531-05:00On January 23, President Obama announced his intent to nominate John Christopher Stevens as the next Ambassador to Libya. The WH released the following brief bio: John Christopher Stevens, a career...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fzfSzGDyLZElIrzi-3RxTf8Cj7I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fzfSzGDyLZElIrzi-3RxTf8Cj7I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fzfSzGDyLZElIrzi-3RxTf8Cj7I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fzfSzGDyLZElIrzi-3RxTf8Cj7I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/mtKkwRWaVEk" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/officially-in-john-christopher-stevens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-64584979451002854962012-01-24T00:27:00.004-05:002012-01-24T16:51:23.234-05:002012-01-24T16:51:23.234-05:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Image via WikipediaOn January 23, President Obama announced his intent to nominate...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy1fnxU4LjMZwNb5HyUTIrT8q_Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy1fnxU4LjMZwNb5HyUTIrT8q_Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy1fnxU4LjMZwNb5HyUTIrT8q_Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy1fnxU4LjMZwNb5HyUTIrT8q_Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/vqMTHd8RaOA" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/officially-in-tracey-ann-jacobson-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-18548807011556389252012-01-24T00:09:00.002-05:002012-01-24T16:52:26.276-05:002012-01-24T16:52:26.276-05:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Image via WikipediaOn January 23, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Scott H. DeLisi as the next Ambassador to the Republic of...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nVw5AsbXWsdt2mAaUhGam7VXztE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nVw5AsbXWsdt2mAaUhGam7VXztE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nVw5AsbXWsdt2mAaUhGam7VXztE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nVw5AsbXWsdt2mAaUhGam7VXztE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/yBSk7wuTKPM" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com1http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/officially-in-scott-h-delisi-from-nepal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-44677411802170479932012-01-23T18:59:00.001-05:002012-01-24T03:09:15.249-05:002012-01-24T03:09:15.249-05:00Today is the start of the year of the water dragon (23 January 2012 – 9 February 2013). Happy Year of the Dragon! <br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvLRzoXEDn41qxXQkxOdUtWS8o8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvLRzoXEDn41qxXQkxOdUtWS8o8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvLRzoXEDn41qxXQkxOdUtWS8o8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvLRzoXEDn41qxXQkxOdUtWS8o8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/CIB2I02BCz4" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/us-mission-china-gong-he-fat-choi-happy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-90996474526738796172012-01-23T08:45:00.006-05:002012-01-23T08:45:01.198-05:002012-01-23T08:45:01.198-05:00FSI's Transition Center and the Leadership and Management School have put together this short course intended to help U.S Government families and members of household prepare for a crisis overseas....<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9iMkszD3W6Ua-91IV76zqan4Gak/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9iMkszD3W6Ua-91IV76zqan4Gak/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9iMkszD3W6Ua-91IV76zqan4Gak/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9iMkszD3W6Ua-91IV76zqan4Gak/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/kbLKSh1z7JM" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/foreign-service-overseas-crisis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-22708053420533376632012-01-23T08:32:00.001-05:002012-01-23T08:32:00.541-05:002012-01-23T08:32:00.541-05:00Via Gadling.com, another piece from David Seminara, former FSO, now photojournalist based in N. Virginia who contributes to The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, ESPN, and other publications and...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAKnRh2uJX3zxG-B3Tydey5_eeE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAKnRh2uJX3zxG-B3Tydey5_eeE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAKnRh2uJX3zxG-B3Tydey5_eeE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAKnRh2uJX3zxG-B3Tydey5_eeE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/WOKqIdNFFrI" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/quickie-ding-dongs-and-danger-pay-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-51809626395037278122012-01-23T00:05:00.002-05:002012-01-23T00:09:46.726-05:002012-01-23T00:09:46.726-05:00U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear with U.S. Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Sheldon Whitehouse and Kelly Ayotte, as well as representatives of Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi during the...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KhKFKr7r1vKIzX2AomJ7hRYPj1o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KhKFKr7r1vKIzX2AomJ7hRYPj1o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KhKFKr7r1vKIzX2AomJ7hRYPj1o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KhKFKr7r1vKIzX2AomJ7hRYPj1o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/nDWiOAniw_Y" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/us-embassy-vietnam-codel-mccain-jan-18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-10482191966119713282012-01-20T22:40:00.014-05:002012-01-24T02:54:50.491-05:002012-01-24T02:54:50.491-05:00Pittsburgh media reported this week that Ambassador Rooney is stepping down as U.S. ambassador to Dublin and rejoining the Pittsburgh Steelers. US Embassy Ireland just released a statement by...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SjuzAYTuBRY38legIY8rSGXT4ZY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SjuzAYTuBRY38legIY8rSGXT4ZY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SjuzAYTuBRY38legIY8rSGXT4ZY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SjuzAYTuBRY38legIY8rSGXT4ZY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/m86udZHmv5Q" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/no-vacancy-yet-at-us-embassy-dublin-but.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-71457656412429821232012-01-20T21:56:00.014-05:002012-01-24T13:21:19.939-05:002012-01-24T13:21:19.939-05:00Via the Office of the Spokesperson, January 20, 2012: "While no decision has been made, we have serious concerns about the deteriorating security situation in Damascus, including the recent spate...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i29QrrXlXjWNZhXvRzUbbypCEgk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i29QrrXlXjWNZhXvRzUbbypCEgk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i29QrrXlXjWNZhXvRzUbbypCEgk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i29QrrXlXjWNZhXvRzUbbypCEgk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/k7jr6SeaX1A" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/state-dept-considering-closure-of-us.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-64381416138909257572012-01-19T08:38:00.002-05:002012-01-19T08:38:01.018-05:002012-01-19T08:38:01.018-05:00The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) recently announced its new leadership theme for 2012 which is "Follow Courageously." CA, of course, is the home bureau of some of our consular officers who...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mx_sq_KnKlPNenygGn7X1nr0pBA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mx_sq_KnKlPNenygGn7X1nr0pBA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mx_sq_KnKlPNenygGn7X1nr0pBA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mx_sq_KnKlPNenygGn7X1nr0pBA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/jnXbcPmhxbQ" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-consular-leadership-day-theme.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-40708861623694415172012-01-19T08:17:00.002-05:002012-01-22T18:00:43.038-05:002012-01-22T18:00:43.038-05:00Via USAspending.gov <br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ASGmmwwIZTBUcUPazcCVWXrwUnI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ASGmmwwIZTBUcUPazcCVWXrwUnI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ASGmmwwIZTBUcUPazcCVWXrwUnI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ASGmmwwIZTBUcUPazcCVWXrwUnI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/_nb9oHs_XRY" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/snapshot-top-10-state-department.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-2756276741288635752012-01-19T00:09:00.002-05:002012-01-19T04:24:50.036-05:002012-01-19T04:24:50.036-05:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Image via WikipediaOn January 17, the US...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy_qifIQhDWlNZ0GJVIZhHxIB5E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy_qifIQhDWlNZ0GJVIZhHxIB5E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy_qifIQhDWlNZ0GJVIZhHxIB5E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iy_qifIQhDWlNZ0GJVIZhHxIB5E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/A00WhT96Bpk" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/peace-corps-returns-to-nepal-withdraws.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-9912445488796131882012-01-18T00:01:00.003-05:002012-01-18T02:00:52.469-05:002012-01-18T02:00:52.469-05:00<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ft5uC6kyinDe6UPtoEJqa9JZXg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ft5uC6kyinDe6UPtoEJqa9JZXg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ft5uC6kyinDe6UPtoEJqa9JZXg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ft5uC6kyinDe6UPtoEJqa9JZXg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/q6hlzQ_P2RI" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/stop-sopapipa-contact-congress-via.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-5540523401879580052012-01-17T08:06:00.002-05:002012-01-17T12:27:43.356-05:002012-01-17T12:27:43.356-05:00Image via WikipediaVia AFSA: The April issue of the Foreign Service Journal will examine how Foreign Service spouses, partners and family members go about finding meaningful employment overseas,...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYBfgt99jbfbV4dSf_8w5pGYIZ0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYBfgt99jbfbV4dSf_8w5pGYIZ0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYBfgt99jbfbV4dSf_8w5pGYIZ0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYBfgt99jbfbV4dSf_8w5pGYIZ0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/UgxFy9CnucM" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/speak-up-on-fs-family-member-employment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-13800019581510183652012-01-17T00:01:00.004-05:002012-01-17T01:22:34.031-05:002012-01-17T01:22:34.031-05:00House takes Senate's bad Internet censorship bill, tries making it worse Protect The Internet SOPA: Hollywood Finally Gets A Chance to Break the Internet SOPA on OpenCongress PIPA on...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DnFUJEtWtqSLhBoLJ2pEabYTNlg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DnFUJEtWtqSLhBoLJ2pEabYTNlg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DnFUJEtWtqSLhBoLJ2pEabYTNlg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DnFUJEtWtqSLhBoLJ2pEabYTNlg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/OCxcfkTr6vE" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/learn-more-about-internet-censorship.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-87976788845919085102012-01-16T16:53:00.023-05:002012-01-16T23:18:05.751-05:002012-01-16T23:18:05.751-05:00Earlier last week, the new US Ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul launched his new twitter account @McFaul -- http://twitter.com/mcfaul.&nbsp; By Thursday, the US Embassy in Moscow rolled out its...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/blUk5IZuByr6IE4QrVlepL9QPXI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/blUk5IZuByr6IE4QrVlepL9QPXI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/blUk5IZuByr6IE4QrVlepL9QPXI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/blUk5IZuByr6IE4QrVlepL9QPXI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/SMaSOG02Bxc" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/us-mission-russia-ambassador-mcfaul.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-58649769453742052972012-01-14T14:49:00.005-05:002012-01-16T17:58:23.534-05:002012-01-16T17:58:23.534-05:00Carnival Cruise's Costa Concordia struck rock off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy&nbsp; at approximately 10:00pm CET.&nbsp; It sustained significant damage causing the ship to list severely and...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtDpSki-y8XVEIFlxhHIXMlvIm4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtDpSki-y8XVEIFlxhHIXMlvIm4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtDpSki-y8XVEIFlxhHIXMlvIm4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtDpSki-y8XVEIFlxhHIXMlvIm4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/nH4CP5JX_gc" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/us-mission-italy-costaconcordia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-84414670312327584242012-01-14T14:14:00.007-05:002012-01-14T17:30:23.488-05:002012-01-14T17:30:23.488-05:00Last year, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, the 12th term Republican congressman from California's scenic 46th District and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Foreign...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/okfi8Sx3dGyxkAdgiB0c9Pi1tKM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/okfi8Sx3dGyxkAdgiB0c9Pi1tKM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/okfi8Sx3dGyxkAdgiB0c9Pi1tKM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/okfi8Sx3dGyxkAdgiB0c9Pi1tKM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/epdvwJwIAcs" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/senator-nelsons-reasonableness-test-us.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-62108012134256296232012-01-13T22:29:00.004-05:002012-01-14T02:00:01.296-05:002012-01-14T02:00:01.296-05:00Image via WikipediaRemember last December when I blogged about Newt Gingrich's pick for Secretary of State? He told some crowd that he would appoint former United Nations Representative John Bolton...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/naYKvSFN3GAjlGgD3OPgFCUObBE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/naYKvSFN3GAjlGgD3OPgFCUObBE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/naYKvSFN3GAjlGgD3OPgFCUObBE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/naYKvSFN3GAjlGgD3OPgFCUObBE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/6AQuuRI09PY" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com1http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/newtsters-pick-for-secretary-of-state.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-28406890848245387402012-01-13T07:45:00.002-05:002012-01-13T07:45:00.464-05:002012-01-13T07:45:00.464-05:00The UK Foreign Office used to have a diplomatic tradition called, "valedictory dispatches," the final letters sent home before ambassadors wrap up their duties and move on.&nbsp; That tradition now...<br/> <br/> This post may have been updated since posting, check out the current entry at http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nBdmTPGYhr2BXVc7NxQdw4TWiYE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nBdmTPGYhr2BXVc7NxQdw4TWiYE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nBdmTPGYhr2BXVc7NxQdw4TWiYE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nBdmTPGYhr2BXVc7NxQdw4TWiYE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/AVCb/~4/c9t6AktkIKI" height="1" width="1"/>Domani Speronoreply@blogger.com0http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2012/01/fsos-valedictory-dispatch-realities-of.html