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Life After Jerusalem: October 2014
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The musings of a Two-Spirit American Indian, Public Diplomacy-coned Foreign Service Officer. Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Dangers In The Work We Do. There have been a number of interesting stories in the news lately (and by lately, I mean last month, because I have sucked as a blogger lately) about the risks of being a diplomat. The articles stem from the deaths of journalists and other Westerners held hostage by ISIS, though I wonder whether some of this is also related to the new show Madam Secretary.
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Home and Away...: 12/19/2010 - 12/26/2010
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A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. (George Moore, 1852-1933). Friday, December 24, 2010. We're sliding into Christmas here and it's as hot as hades, my least favorite way to celebrate what for me is a cold-weather holiday. This marks my third warm weather Christmas and I still haven't quite wrapped my head around it. In fact, this year I didn't even decorate. (But I promise, there's a reason for that! Aren't there are men you could date in the embassy?
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Home and Away...: 01/16/2011 - 01/23/2011
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A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. (George Moore, 1852-1933). Saturday, January 22, 2011. Working for the man. I mentioned in a previous post that I had a VIP that I was going to be. Controlling the hell out of! In the first few weeks of January and that is the primary reason why I haven't had time to update since late December. Links to this post. On Argentine men, the New Year's Eve addendum. On New Year's Eve, my friend John said that his greatest hope...
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Life After Jerusalem: February 2015
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The musings of a Two-Spirit American Indian, Public Diplomacy-coned Foreign Service Officer. Saturday, February 07, 2015. There were a number of articles ( here. I hoped against hope that unlike every single openly gay Ambassador, that this person would be a lesbian or a person of color. But before I could even blog about it, buzzfeed announced. That the person selected is likely to be Randy Berry. And let's even say, for argument's sake, that there are none at the most senior levels. I will even gra...
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Life After Jerusalem: January 2015
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The musings of a Two-Spirit American Indian, Public Diplomacy-coned Foreign Service Officer. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. The Palmer Case and Women in the Foreign Service. There is an interesting piece on the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training that I have been meaning to share with you on The Palmer Case and the Changing Role of Women in the Foreign Service. It reads, in part:. I have blogged previously about Palmer and this issue here. You can read the whole ADST piece here. Women in the FS.
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Life After Jerusalem: May 2015
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The musings of a Two-Spirit American Indian, Public Diplomacy-coned Foreign Service Officer. Friday, May 01, 2015. LGBT Envoy Randy Berry. There has been some nice publicity surrounding the appointment of Randy Berry as the Department of State's Special Envoy for LGBT rights around the globe. Check out this story in the Washington Blade:. LGBT envoy backs ‘nuanced’ approach to promoting rights. And this one in Politico. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. LGBT Envoy Randy Berry. Go Out ...
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Life After Jerusalem: December 2014
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The musings of a Two-Spirit American Indian, Public Diplomacy-coned Foreign Service Officer. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Wishing You The Best! Guilt from the realization that I haven't blogged since November and not wanting to let a New Year role in without one last post prompted me to pry myself from the comfort of my recliner to come upstairs and post. Courtesy of Freedom to Marry. We can retire someplace warm! I hope you and yours are happy, healthy, and secure in 2015. Gëzuar Vitin e Ri! Another Co...
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Life After Jerusalem: Gay marriage: until deportation do us part?
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The musings of a Two-Spirit American Indian, Public Diplomacy-coned Foreign Service Officer. Thursday, July 03, 2008. Gay marriage: until deportation do us part? A friend sent me this article. It was posted yesterday by Reuters. This problem is particularly common among those in the Foreign Service, who like their heterosexual collegues, often meet and fall in love with their spouses while overseas. The problem would be solved by the Uniting American Families Act. Gay rights activists estimate that 40,00...
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Home and Away...: 03/27/2011 - 04/03/2011
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A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. (George Moore, 1852-1933). Saturday, April 02, 2011. For the first time in a very long time - maybe even ever - I had Jeff and Liz's undivided attention for ten whole days. Here in Buenos Aires, and then in Puerto Iguazu and Colonia. It was AWESOME. I already wish they would come back. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mad Maggie-delicous (puppy so tasty! It keeps me in touch, and it keeps me sane.
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Home and Away...: 07/31/2011 - 08/07/2011
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A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. (George Moore, 1852-1933). Wednesday, August 03, 2011. Although it is unlikely to make front page news, Congress is once again debating whether to continue paying Foreign Service Officers Overseas Comparability Pay (OCP). This time around, they're slipping it into the appropriations bill - if the bill mentions OCP, some/all of it will get funded; if not, it will amount to a 16% pay cut for me and many of my colleagues.
