career diplomat
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Visiting senior fellow Matthew Asada imagines a conversation 20 years in the future with a member of the U.S. Foreign Service’s centennial class of 2024
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February 16, 2018
Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service Conrad Turner looks at volunteering, active learning and the calling of a public diplomat.
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September 4, 2017
Shaun Riordan revisits his earlier blog post and attempts to quantify what qualifies as diplomatic behavior.
July 26, 2017
August 1, 2016
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April 7, 2015
October 27, 2014
The fact that President Jokowi chose a career diplomat was no surprise. But eyebrows were raised when Retno LP Marsudi’s name topped the shortlist of candidates in the week prior to the Cabinet announcement.