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Goodbye and Hello -- visit us in our new digs!

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Thank you for your kind thoughts and encouragement. Your generous support made it possible for us to move to our new digs and permanent home at http://diplopundit.net After today, this...

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Pirates Hijack DiploPundit - Need Drones Now, Please - What's Next?

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:18:00 +0000

Now isn't this just straight up highway robbery in the internet super highway or the equivalent of piracy in the Gulf of Aden? Did not even invite me to the launch party. May I please...

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Officially In: Linda Thomas-Greenfield -- from Liberia to DGHR

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:52:00 +0000

On 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...

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Officially In: Pamela Ann White --from The Gambia to Haiti

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:29:00 +0000

Image 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...

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US Embassy Manama Relocates Employees and Dependents in #Bahrain

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Image 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...

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US Embassy Thailand: CODEL McCain - Jan 20, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:01:00 +0000

U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra— with Senator Kelly Ayotte, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain and Yingluck...

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Officially In: John Christopher Stevens to Libya

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:40:00 +0000

On 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...

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Officially In: Tracey Ann Jacobson -- from FSI to Kosovo

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:27:00 +0000

Image via WikipediaOn January 23, President Obama announced his intent to nominate...

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Officially In: Scott H. DeLisi -- from Nepal to Uganda

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:09:00 +0000

Image via WikipediaOn January 23, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Scott H. DeLisi as the next Ambassador to the Republic of...

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US Mission China: Gong He Fat Choi! Happy Year of the Dragon!

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:59:00 +0000

Today is the start of the year of the water dragon (23 January 2012 – 9 February 2013). Happy Year of the Dragon!

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Foreign Service Overseas Crisis Readiness Online Course

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000

FSI'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....

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Quickie: Ding Dongs and Danger Pay in Kosovo

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:32:00 +0000

Via 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...

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US Embassy Vietnam: CODEL McCain - Jan 18-20, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:05:00 +0000

U.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...

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No Vacancy Yet at US Embassy Dublin But ...

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:40:00 +0000

Pittsburgh 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...

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State Dept Considering Closure of US Embassy Syria

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:56:00 +0000

Via 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...

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2012 Consular Leadership Day Theme: Follow Courageously, Just Not Peter Van Buren

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:38:00 +0000

The 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...

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Snapshot: Top 10 State Department Assistance Recipients (FY 2011)

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:17:00 +0000

Via USAspending.gov

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Peace Corps Returns to Nepal; Withdraws from Honduras Without a Splash

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:09:00 +0000

Image via WikipediaOn January 17, the US...

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Stop SOPA/PIPA - Contact Congress via http://blacklist.eff.org/

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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Have something to say on FS family member employment? Deadline Jan. 31

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:06:00 +0000

Image 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,...

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Learn more about the Internet Censorship Bills (SOPA/PIPA)

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

House 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...

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US Mission Russia: Ambassador McFaul Makes Online Splash, and About Those 'Personal' Twitter Accounts

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Earlier last week, the new US Ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul launched his new twitter account @McFaul -- http://twitter.com/mcfaul. By Thursday, the US Embassy in Moscow rolled out its...

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US Mission Italy: #CostaConcordia Shipwreck (Contact Numbers)

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:49:00 +0000

Carnival Cruise's Costa Concordia struck rock off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy at approximately 10:00pm CET. It sustained significant damage causing the ship to list severely and...

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Senator Nelson's Reasonableness Test: US Should Bill Iraq for US Embassy Security

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:14:00 +0000

Last 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...

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The Newtster's Pick for Secretary of State Endorses the Mittster

noreply@blogger.com (Domani Spero) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:29:00 +0000

Image 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...

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