EER Season Part 3

Another year, another period of the Employee Evaluation Report season has come to a close. For those of you that have been around a bit, or know the State Department system, each year, employees have to submit a review of their own performance, which their boss then also adds to, then you submit into your

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Papa

One of the hardest things about being in the Foreign Service is not being with your family on a routine basis. This is especially difficult when a loved one passes and you aren’t there to say goodbye. During my first tour in Nouakchott, my grandmother passed away after a long bout with dementia, and although

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