Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America

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Who works in an embassy? What do diplomats actually do? Inside a U.S. Embassy is the only book that truly answers these questions. Inside a U.S. Embassy is a unique resource, taking readers inside embassies and consulates in over 50 countries, providing detailed descriptions of Foreign Service jobs and first-hand accounts of diplomacy in action.

Gain a sense of the key role played by each member of an embassy team from Paris to Kabul, from Bogota to Beijing, and places in between. Travel into the rainforests of Thailand with an environmental affairs officer, face rampaging militias with a political officer in East Timor, and join an ambassador on a midnight trip into a Macedonian refugee camp to quell a riot.

The book includes profiles of diplomats and specialists around the world serving in Foreign Service positions -- from the ambassador to the security officer to the IT professional. Also included is a selection of day-in-the-life entries from 17 different countries, each describing an actual day on the job in an embassy. The story section includes 26 tales from the field that give a sense of the extraordinary: the coups, the evacuations, the civil wars, the hardships and rewards of representing America to the world.

Inside a U.S. Embassy was published by the American Foreign Service Association and edited by a former Foreign Service Political Officer. Updated and revised for 2005.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
Pub. Date: 31st August 2009
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 136
Ean: 9780964948822
Isbn: 0964948826

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USER REVIEWS

Good informative book
~ Written on Oct 20, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

This is overall a Good informative book, especially for those considering a careen in the Foreign Service. Could have had a little more detail on some of the "day in the life" stories.

Foreign Service!
~ Written on Oct 18, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

I just finished reading this book. I consider it to be a great resource for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. Even if you aren't considering such a career, it provides a great piece of insight into the life of those already in the foreign service. Definitely a great read!

How an embassy works
~ Written on Jun 8, 2009. 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.

This book was recommended to me by a foreign service official. These people are heros that most never hear about.

Great look inside of a US Embassy
~ Written on Apr 24, 2009. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

It's well worth the purchase price. It's made up of a bunch of different stories written by people who been there and done that. If your interested in finding out what it's like inside a US Embassy, then I recomend it fully.

Job by Job in the Embassy
~ Written on Dec 20, 2008. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

This book was informative. I wanted to know more about how embassies are operated internally. This book does a good job because it describes each job title in the embassy and gives you short anecdotes to explain them.

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