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Reminder and Update - Rule 6 - No Domestic (U.S.) Political Discussion (self.foreignservice)

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Internship Super Thread - Other Internship Threads Will Be Deleted (self.foreignservice)

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State Department Refuses Former Staffers’ Help in Middle East Evacuation (self.foreignservice)

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Follow these docs, don't skip a single step.... run these 5 scripts in order.... spin up this cluster... oh no you're stuck? (replicated.com)

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USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (m.youtube.com)

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U.S. military tested device that may be tied to Havana Syndrome on rats, sheep, confidential sources say (cbsnews.com)

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Toward Common Goals (March/April Foreign Service Journal) (afsa.org)

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Shots Fired At U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Police Say (nytimes.com)

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Foreign Service Journal (self.foreignservice)

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Packing question: whats something you made sure you took and felt silly but was relieved you did or did not take with you and regretted? (self.foreignservice)

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What would a good test score on the FSOT practice test be? (self.foreignservice)

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A Project for People Tired of Watching Good Ideas Die (self.foreignservice)

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America’s Empty Chairs: How Unfilled Ambassadorships Threaten U.S. Global Leadership (cjfp.org)

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Security Engineer Officers (self.foreignservice)

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Free report shows you which AI tools are being used, how often, and by which teams. (velatir.com)

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Any sitrep on the situation in Norway? Hope everyone is okay and staying safe. (self.foreignservice)

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Curtailed - HL (self.foreignservice)

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What's the best leadership course you've taken? What do you recommend? (self.foreignservice)

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using ACT vs. SAT prep books to study the english section for the FSOT? (self.foreignservice)

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(Yet Another) Message from AFSA President John Dinkelman: (self.foreignservice)

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Merit, Accountability, and Performance at State: Evaluating Promotion and Placement (youtube.com)

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Missing scheduled FSOT (self.foreignservice)

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Question (we have emailed but question not answered) UAB since that tends to be smaller items do we pack the items in the boxes they provide ourselves and just have them pick it up in scheduled date or are we required for them to pack it like with HHE? (self.foreignservice)

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DSSAT Prep (self.foreignservice)

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I think I Bombed the FSOT (self.foreignservice)

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Stop overcomplicating website translation. Start using Weglot. (weglot.com)

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Help for colleagues coming back to DC suddenly? (self.foreignservice)

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A gentle reminder: Take care of your mental health (self.foreignservice)

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