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	United States Foreign Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Foreign Service Employees and What They Do Foreign Service members represent America; analyze and report on political, economic, and social trends in the host country; and respond to the needs of American citizens abroad.
		They are part of the Diplomatic Service and serve in Washington, DC and at nearly 265 U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions around the world.
		The modern Foreign Service had its birth with the Foreign Service Act of 1924, which consolidated the Diplomatic Service and Consular Service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_Service (641 words)

	Foreign Service Officer Tobin Bradley Selected as 2005 Service to America Medal Winner
		Foreign Service Officer Tobin Bradley selected as 2005 Service to America Medal Winner with presenter John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence.
		The Department of State congratulates Tobin Bradley, a Foreign Service Officer currently serving as a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for being awarded the prestigious Service to America International Affairs Medal for 2005, based on his outstanding contributions as Political Advisor for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.
		Service to America Medals were created in 2002 by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to recruiting and retaining excellence in the federal civil service, and the Atlantic Media Company, publisher of The Atlantic Monthly, National Journal, and Government Executive magazines.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2005/54068.htm (286 words)

	Browse Topic: Foreign Affairs of the United States
		The Foreign Press Centers include transcripts of briefings for foreign media, key U.S. government reports, and links to Congressional Research Service reports and issue briefs on foreign affairs.
		Foreign Relations of the United States, is the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity of the United States government;
		The main committees with foreign affairs responsibilities are the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and the House Committee on International Relations.
	www.library.okstate.edu /govdocs/browsetopics/foreigna.html (1142 words)

	U.S. Department of State Careers: Foreign Service Specialist: Is the Foreign Service Right for You? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Becoming a Foreign Service Officer is a career opportunity of a lifetime.
		However, the fantastic features of Foreign Service careers also have downsides that can be unpleasant and stressful to some people.
		Before deciding that the Foreign Service is the ideal career for you, you should ask yourself, "Am I willing or able to...
	www.foreignservicecareers.com /officer/rightforme (610 words)

	The Una Chapman Cox Foundation - Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Participation by Foreign Service Officers of ambassadorial rank and their spouses in the Aspen Institute Executive Seminars (1983-present).
		A history of the Foreign Service in collaboration with the Delavan and MacArthur Foundations and DACOR (1997-present).
		Reform of the Foreign Service Oral Assessment and preparatory workshops (2001 - 2003).
	www.uccoxfoundation.org /programs.html (409 words)

	UCB Libraries \| GovPubs \| Trade Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Foreign Agricultural Service: Collects and analyzes global supply and demand, trade trends and market opportunities for agricultural products.
		Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States a statistical database that includes 211 commodity groups, over 250 countries and regions, and 11 years of data.
		Office of Foreign Assets Control "The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorism sponsoring organizations and international narcotics traffickers based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals.
	ucblibraries.colorado.edu /govpubs/us/trade.htm (1511 words)

	U.S. Foreign Policy
		Foreign policy materials may be located under such subject headings as "Foreign Assistance," Foreign Relations," "Military Assistance," and the names of specific acts and programs, as well as country name.
		The Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution seeks to analyze global events and their impact on the United States, and suggest policies suited for the post-Cold War world.
		The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental, educational organization founded in 1918 to educate Americans about significant world issues that have an important impact on their lives.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/lehman/guides/foreign.html (2875 words)

	MSCD Tutoring \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Foreign Language graduates have a variety of career options in both the public and private sectors.
		Most professionals who deal with the public, such as teachers, law enforcement agents and social services professionals, benefit from having foreign language knowledge, especially when these professionals serve foreign language speaking communities.
		With a major in Modern Foreign Languages individuals have the ability to communicate, develop cultural awareness and sensitivity, expand general knowledge and promote more apprecation for other cultures.
	www.mscd.edu /%7Ecareer/modern.htm (227 words)

	World-Wide Web Resources - Foreign Affairs
		Foreign Media Reaction, Department of State's Office of Research summary of foreign media commentary on major foreign policy issues or related events.
		For indexing from 1975-1996, use the Newsbank/Readex Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports Index; it is accessible via campus computers and also available off-campus for UK faculty, students and staff; follow these proxy server access instructions.
		American Diplomacy, "foreign service despatches and periodic reports on United States Foreign Policy." Published in cooperation with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense and the Triangle Institute for Security Studies.
	www.uky.edu /Subject/fa.html (1844 words)

	International School Services - Services - Articles, News Resources - Third Culture Kids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Over the years I taught a course both in East Lansing and in the overseas schools on "the Education of Third Culture Kids" and sat on doctoral committees of students doing research on one or another aspect of the growth and development of TCKs in their overseas educational environments.
		Most also say an international dimension in their lives is important; they work toward that goal by keeping international touches in their homes, welcoming opportunities to meet foreigners*, and keeping informed on the places they lived abroad.
		A sense of fitting in, of finding a home, is indicated by the fact that 70 percent say it would be somewhat or very difficult to leave their present community.
	www.iss.edu /pages/kids.html (5752 words)

	U.S. Embassy Cairo - The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that represents the diverse interests of U.S. farmers and the U.S. food and agricultural sector abroad.
		We offer a variety of services to U.S. producers, exporters and traders of agricultural, forestry and fish products as well as to importers and traders of those products.
		FAS is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The agency maintains an international field structure that includes 82 Agricultural Counselor and Attache offices, 16 Agricultural Trade Offices and a number of agricultural advisors covering 129 countries.
	usembassy.egnet.net /agricult.htm (133 words)

	Foreign Service union calls for stronger security after death of U.S. regional security officer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The labor union that represents 23,000 current and former U.S. foreign service workers called on Monday for a security buildup in response to the death of an American diplomat in Iraq.
		John W. Limbert, president of the American Foreign Service Association, said the union recognizes it is impossible to provide 100 percent protection "for our personnel who staff the front lines of American diplomacy."
		In a statement, the American Foreign Service Association said "we strongly encourage the government to review the security arrangements for protecting our dedicated colleagues, and to provide them the fullest measure of protection possible."
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/10/25/national1301EDT0569.DTL (328 words)

	The Una Chapman Cox Foundation -
		The men and women of the US Foreign Service are America's first line of defense.
		Foreign Service professionals serve at American embassies and consulates around the world.
		The Cox Foundation funds career enriching activities for Foreign Service Officers and their spouses which places them in contact with the general public, thus bolstering the Foundation's objective of public awareness and understanding of the Foreign Service.
	www.uccoxfoundation.org (293 words)

	Government Documents and Microforms - Boston College
		USAID became the first U.S. foreign assistance organization whose primary emphasis was on long-range economic and social development assistance efforts.
		Presents the principal public foreign policy messages, addresses, statements, interviews, press briefings and conferences, and congressional testimony by the executive branch of the U.S. government.
		Electronic journal that publishes articles on international issues, to support efforts to strengthen the American Foreign Service, and to promote understanding of the challenges of diplomatic life abroad through the memoirs of U.S. Foreign Service personnel and their families.
	www.bc.edu /libraries/centers/govdocs/guides/s-usforpolicy (3098 words)

	Service International
		Service International (SI) helps people in spiritual, physical, and situational crises.
		We have also worked with foreign hospitals, clinics, and physicians to train them in state-of-the-art equipment and techniques.
		SI has also acted as the Collection Center for Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child Project.
	www.serviceinternational.org (341 words)

	Encyclopedia: Foreign exchange service
		People who viewed "Foreign exchange service" also viewed:
		In telecommunication, a foreign exchange service (FX) is a network-provided service in which a telephone in a given local exchange area is connected, via a private line, to a central office in another, i.e., "foreign", exchange, rather than the local exchange area's central office.
		To call originators, it appears that the subscriber having the FX service is located in the foreign exchange area.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Foreign-exchange-service (125 words)

	The Journal of Foreign Affairs and Tradecraft
		"There is perhaps no clearer indication of the need for reform in the American Foreign Service than the absence, in the age of the Internet and cyberspace, of the latest information technologies in many of America’s key embassies overseas.
		It is ironic that the nation, which has done more than any other to bring the world into the information age, still conducts much of its diplomatic activities via cable.
		However, it is no overstatement to say that without access to, and proficiency in, the information media of the future, the message can be lost in the cacophony of voices made suddenly all too audible via the computer.
	www.rmarshall.net (685 words)

	Homepage - Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The network of Foreign Affairs is comprised of 130-odd Embassies, Consulates and Representations abroad and in Belgium, with the Main Office in Brussels at the centre.
		Our service may be disrupted due to the general strike scheduled for 28 October 2005.
		Foreign Minister De Gucht's reaction to statements by Iranian President Ahmadinejad
	www.diplomatie.be /en/default.asp (131 words)

	Reuters: Press Office - Press Releases
		Deutsche Bank also plans to go live on Reuters Trading for Foreign Exchange by Q4 this year, adding to the weight of these two leading global FX banks to the service.
		RTFX builds on the Reuters established foreign exchange position, helping banks to reduce costs and expand the reach of their prices.
		Mark Robson, Head of Reuters Treasury and Fixed Income services, said: "With Barclays, and Deutsche Bank confirming their support, it is clear now that RTFX is not just another multi-bank portal.
	about.reuters.com /pressoffice/pressreleases/index.asp?pressid=2594 (783 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources--U.S. Government Information Sources
		Department of Agriculture-- The Foreign Agricultural Service posts attache reports on the agricultural situation and agricultural trade overseas, by country, commodity, and subject.
		The Foreign Media Reaction report covers foreign media responses to a major international issue or event.
		AFSA publishes the Foreign Service Journal for "an insider's view on how U.S. foreign policy is made." The Electronic Research Collection is a searchable archive of historical online materials from the Department of State Web site, as posted from 1993 to the present.
	www.etown.edu /vl/usgovt.html (2022 words)

	Western Illinois University -- University Libraries -- U.S. Foreign Affairs
		This is not a complete listing of all that is available, merely a selection of sources which may be of interest.
		Read actual correspondance from government officials about foreign affairs issues and crises; grouped together by topic or region.
		Is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty.
	www.wiu.edu /library/govpubs/foreign (661 words)

	Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF)
		, the Foreign Service teen club established in 1983 to assist young people re-entering American life and preparing to go overseas, also includes training, social events and a community service program for Foreign Service teenagers.
		Through social and training activities, FSYF provides an opportunity for Foreign Service teens and preteens to share their experiences and concerns and, just as importantly, simply to have fun with their peers without having to explain their "foreign" background.
		The Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF) is the only nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information, advocacy and outreach activities for the internationally mobile youth of all United States' Foreign Affairs agencies in the Washington, DC area as well as at Foreign Service posts abroad.
	www.fsyf.org (279 words)

	Legal translation, interpreting & transcription: certified translators & interpreters: any language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Legal Language is expert in difficult to hear audio tapes and foreign dialects.
		Legal Language Services will refer you to legal experts and support services near you from our proprietary databases, including Court Reporters, Videographers, Transcriptionists, and Lawyers.
		For more than 20 years, Legal Language Services (LLS) has translated and interpreted the "Letter of the Law" from and into more than 150 languages and dialects.
	www.legallanguage.com (614 words)

	Related Sites
		The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, elected society of men and women who have held positions of major responsibility in the formulation and implementation of American diplomacy.
		Membership comprises retired, former, and active duty Foreign Service Officers and others who have served at home or abroad in positions related to the conduct of foreign affairs, and their spouses.
		The purpose of this Foundation is to advance the quality of the Foreign Service of the United States, to interest qualified persons in careers in the Foreign Service, to improve the training and qualifications of promising career Foreign Service officers,......
	www.afsa.org /related.cfm (777 words)

	UCF Libraries -- Foreign & International Government Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (U.S. State Department) provides the names of key U.S. officials serving in foreign countries with whom American business representatives would most likely have contact.
		Brazilian Government Document Digitization Project provides executive branch serial documents issued by Brazil's national government during the period between 1821 and 1993, and by its provincial governments from the earliest available for each province to the end of the Empire to 1889.
		Foreign Relations of the United States (1861-1968) - "presents the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity of the United States Government.
	www.lib.ucf.edu /GovDocs/international.htm (1640 words)

	ISC Internet Resources - sources of international employment, compensation and relocation job related information from ...
		With 1300 employees, 260 of whom are full time physicians, nurses or paramedics, AEA delivers services to over 1500 corporate and government clients around the world, as well as to private citizens living and travelling abroad.
		American Foreign Service Worldwide - a private, non-profit organization open to all United States Foreign Service personnel and their adult family members.
		Foreign Service Community Organization - volunteer organization dedicated to the welfare of the employees, spouses and dependants of the Canadian foreign service
	www.iscworld.com /oslinks.htm (5568 words)

	Georgetown Special Collections: Diplomacy, International Affairs, Intelligence
		The papers derive largely from Spence's service as minister resident (1853-1856) and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary (1856-1857) to the Sublime Porte, during which time he was instrumental, with Rev. William Goodell, in establishing the Protestant Bible Society in Constantinople.
		The papers amply document Lyon's 37-year career in the Foreign Service, from his initial posting to Havana in 1930 to his ambassadorships to Chile (1956-1958) and Ceylon (1964-1968) and as minister and deputy chief of mission in Paris (1958-1964).
		The papers document Berger's extensive foreign service career, from his appointment as part of the Lend-Lease Mission to Great Britain in 1942 to service in New Zealand, as Ambassador to South Korea (1961-1964), and Deputy Ambassador to South Vietnam (1968-1972).
	gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/diplo.htm (4758 words)

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