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• Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats

  
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  By Susan Cornwell, Reuters, May 18, 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters)—When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband’s head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, “You must be a mess!” U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein was thousands of miles (km) away at the U.S. ...
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• 1 Weekend, 2 Very Different Food Experiences

  
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  We had two great food-based experiences this weekend and they couldn’t have been more polar opposites.  The first was on our Friday night date.  We visited a new restaurant in town called Amaz (located next to the Hilton Miraflores).  This restaurant is the 2nd in a series from Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, who is ...
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• Diplomacy Lesson from the Past - Kathryn Wasserman Davis

  
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  By Patricia H Kushlis Kathryn Wasserman Davis died at 106 on April 23, 2013 . No cause for her demise was reported although it was reported that she was a strong supporter of environmental causes . Kathryn Davis came from a line of women’s rights activists and internationalists. Among her earliest memories ...
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• When the dream job is no longer a dream job...

  
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  For many Americans, including myself, a career in the U.S. Foreign Service is a "dream job." Visions of working and traveling to exotic locations, getting paid to learn languages, experiencing new cultures, promoting U.S. foreign policy and being on the...
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• Father/Daughter Shenanigans

  
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  We’ve been out enjoying the final days of summer while we’ve still got sun.  For those who don’t know, Lima loses it’s sunshine for roughly 7 months a year thanks to the Humboldt Current, a jet stream that pushes the clouds eastward.  Those clouds run smack into the Andes and just like that we’ve got ...
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• Can the Foreign Service Reform Itself? If so how and where to begin?

  
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  By Patricia H. Kushlis I have been documenting serious problems with the State Department’s approach to its most precious resource, its human capital since January 23, 2008. These problems, in reality, began well before 2008. This post “Can the Foreign Service Reform Itself?” has been added to the ever ...
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• Introducing Tech Tuesday & the Garage Sale Update

  
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  Hi readers – Miss me?  I know, I’ve been a horrible poster.  I just haven’t felt inspired to write lately.  I have a plan though!  I’ve come up with some themes that encourage me to write more and give me built-in ideas.  One that I’m introducing is called Tech Tuesday where I’ll showcase an app, ...
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