What we’re following this summer – American Foreign Service Association
Posted: June 15th, 2021
by American Foreign Service Association
Global Education, World News Update
| Summer has arrived! Are the cicadas making you want to take a getaway? Or maybe you just want to learn about other areas of the world. Here are some awesome blogs, podcasts, and events that we are following this summer. Shout-out to the American Foreign Service Association for the original content you will find below!
Check them out and let us know what you think. Send us a message on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn to start a conversation. We don’t bite! |
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| Below is a list of a few blogs that we are following this summer written by members of the Foreign Service about living and working in countries around the world.
Joining the Foreign Service – Rob Joswiak Includes videos about his experience as an FSO and what it took to become one.
The Wanderlust Diaries – About life in the Foreign Service, starting in Mexico, China, and currently in Malawi.
What Diplomats Do – An engaging blog about the author’s career, education, training, and how she became interested in diplomacy.
N&M: Our Foreign Service Life – In addition to being an engaging look into the lives of a Foreign Service couple, the blog also includes helpful posts such as “My Foreign Service timeline” and “How I passed the Foreign Service Officer Test.”
Collecting Postcards – Foreign Service Officer and returned Peace Corps volunteer shares thoughts and highlights experiences from Foreign Service candidacy, life and career. |
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| We are huge fans of podcasts! Podcasts allow us to learn new things and stay on top of issues we’re interested all while multitasking. There are several interesting podcasts about diplomacy and the Foreign Service that we tune into regularly and we think you’d like them as well.
Embassy Wealth – New podcast hosted by two Foreign Service officers who talk to folks in the broader foreign affairs community to see how they’re building wealth – both personally and financially.
American Diplomat Podcast – This podcast interviews current and retired diplomats as they talk about memorable events from their careers in the Foreign Service in an informal and engaging atmosphere.
The General and The Ambassador – For those interested in national security topics. This podcast pulls back the curtain on how our diplomacy and military work together to ensure our national security.
Modern American Diplomacy – Active duty Foreign Service Officers interviews America’s most influential diplomats about their work. |
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| EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT |
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| Cybersecurity. It’s on our minds. This month’s popular FSJ focus article asks if we are doing enough: “Cyber Diplomacy for Strategic Competition.”
You can also browse the full issue of The Foreign Service Journal here, to read the latest thought pieces on today’s Great Power Competition. |
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July 15 at 1pm ET
Diplomats at Work | Working in the Arctic: A U.S. Diplomat’s Story feat. Eavan Cully, U.S. Department of State. Register Here. |
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Here is the recording from May’s event:
