Blog Index | February 2011

Love Letters to Congress and Who Gets Magic Dragoned Between FSI and First Post...

Any future SECDEF who advises POTUS to again send a big American land Army to XYZ should "have his head examined"... ...

Global Witness: Son of Equatorial Guinea's dictatotor plans superyacht...

Where could #Gaddafi go if he were exiled? Somewhere where he can get a facelift?...

Foreign Service "Cushy" Lives: 10 Ways to Help Debunk the Myth...

Ambassador Hunstman stumbles into Beijing's "Jasmine Revolution...

Philippine People Power: A Cautionary Tale and Lessons for the Ages...

State Dept Suspends US Embassy Operations in #Libya...

"Operation Fourth Star" -- winning the hearts and minds of Senator McCain and  ...

US Embassy #Libya: Ferry Left Tripoli with 300 Evacuees...

US Embassy Libya: Evacuees Stuck at Tripoli Port Departure.....


Protests here, there and everywhere and the US Govt Shutdown Looms Large...

Since you enjoy your jobs so much, Congress wants you to take a pay cut ...

President Obama on #Libya: The suffering and blood is outrageous...

Patricia Kushlis on State's IIP: A Bureau Playing with Fire, Or Maybe Not ...

US Embassy Libya Evacuation to Malta Via Ferry - Tomorrow...

US Disaster Assistance Team Deploys to NZ Earthquake...

State Dept unable to move dependents and staff out of #Libya ... why?...

US Embassy #Libya Now on Ordered Departure

the slow move east: hannah draper, yer famous

#Libya violence and economic relations, Europe under hot pressure to act...

FY2012 Budget Request for Civilian Power: State 197 Positions | USAID 165...

How much is that pony in the K Street window? How Mideast Autocrats Win Friends...

US Embassy #Libya Goes on Authorized Departure

Deadly crackdown of protesters in #Libya ... paging EU's Catherine Ashton, where are you?...

US Embassy #Libya Issues Warden Msg for Protests and Violence in Six Cities...

#Bahrain's National Dialogue Starts with the Bloody Kind...

War of Choice in Iraq: Curveball Lied But Who Sent.the Troops to Die?..

Protests spreads to some unexpected places .... is Bahrain in a Pickle?...

US Mission Mexico: ICE Special Agents Killed/Wound...

Quickie: The Threat of Civil Unrest in Pakistan and the Davis Case...

The Next Country to Topple Its Leader? Check out the Bookmakers' Odds...

Secretary Clinton on #NetFreedom ... excuse me for.not clapping..

President Obama on the Raymond Davis Case

Senator Kerry in Pakistan apologizes over Raymond Davis...

First Ever Byte vs. Brain Jeopardy! Competition

US Mission India: Ride of a Lifetime with US Flyboys...

Insider Quote: first to be exposed and last to be rescued...

People Power in Egypt: Who's Next Among the World's 'Forever' Rulers?...

The Luxembourg Affair: Rebuttal received, responded to and more headline bait...

President Obama on a Historic Day in Egypt

Oh heck, he was not President Obama's Paul Laxalt,...

Officially In: Scott Gration to Nairobi

US Embassy Cairo Local Employee Confirmed Dead with Three Bullet Holes...

USAF Issues WikiLeaks Contamination Warning for Civ-Mil Members, Spouses and Young Uns...

First Person: RFE/RL's Correspondent Robert Tait on his Detention in Cairo...

And you're wondering why the State Dept does a reeally poor job overseeing contracts?...

Ex-Ambassador to Luxembourg Cynthia Stroum, Mum Until After  ....

US Embassy Kabul: Anticipated Steady Staffing of 1,830 from 2011 to 2016, a Low Guesstimate...

US Official in Lahore: Court Extends Detention to 8Days, Get Consular Access and FYI, Prison Guards Are Now Unarmed ...

US Embassy Egypt: Evacuation Flight On for Feb 5, ...

Oh, alright! Go ahead and read the US Embassy Luxembourg report here...

US Embassy Egypt: 18 Flights and 2,300+ Evacuees So Far ...

State/OIG Issues Mgt 'Horror of the Year' Report for US Embassy Luxembourg...

Appointment Letter from President Obama Gave Ambassador to Read Any Email Messages from Embassy?..Nooooooo!.

US Embassy Egypt: 1,900+ Evacuees Departed Cairo ...

U.S. Foreign Service: on the front lines in Egypt (and Everywhere) ...

US Embassy Egypt: 460 Evacuees to Istanbul, Athens and Larnaca, Day 2...

US Embassy Iraq: From a staff of 8,000 to 17,000?

US Mission India: Oh dear, did she really call those ICE anklets 'hip and happening'?...

Obama's Reagan Moment - In Egypt, Ambassador Frank Wisner as Paul Laxalt?..

State Dept Issues New Travel Warning: Avoid Egypt...

US Embassy Egypt: Leaving Not Optional, Now on Ordered Departure...