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26 Cards in this Set
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Favorite part about being an Sts? |
Protecting all who work at our diplomatic facilities. Working with Regional Security Technician and other LES. Planning and implementing projects. Appreciation of my work by all members of the embassy. Managing an RST and a PST. Scheduling and reviewing their work. Mentoring them and also learning from them. Clear results. It either works or it doesn't. |
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Least favorite part of being an sts? |
Lack of career control and no career progression. I like the idea of taking charge of my career and becoming an expert in a certain area of work or a region. Not interacting that much professionally with locals. "Putting out fires" nature of the job. The expectation that I am supposed to fix everything. Mission creep. |
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What do I expect in a career as an FSO? |
Constant challenges, the ability to impact people in diverse places, rarely boring work, an opportunity to share my culture with others and show interest in the culture of others. A variety of jobs throughout my career. An opportunity to become fluent in other languages. |
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Favorite aspects of the foreign service? |
The ability to see the world, the pride that comes with being a diplomat, meeting Americans from all walks of life, working with amazing LES. Learning new languages. |
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Benefits |
Becoming a better American Citizen. Living an adventurous lifestyle. Gaining new perspectives on different cultures. |
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Drawbacks |
Missing family and friends. Wear and tear of travel. Culture shock. Leaving friends. |
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What brought me to the foreign service? |
Travel. Time in the Air Force. Curiousity of other cultures. Dropping out of law school. |
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Unique things I could have only done in the Foreign Service |
Began playing the Bayan. Day trip to Petra. Boat trip down the Mekong. Fishing in West Africa. Ambassadors Christmas party in Montenegro. Victory Day in Moscow. White Nights in St. Petersburg. Bought Lada. Maslenitsa festival. Beach jam in the Gambia. Met John Kerry. Helicopter out of Baghdad. Tver language immersion. Kurdish fort. Learning cyrillic in Bulgaria and Arabic in Iraq. |
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A challenging situation in the foreign service |
Kenya Airport fire. Yemen. Baghdad. Pretoria. Montenegro. Serving in Russia during worsening relations. Managing up. Teaching rsos how to use equipment. |
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What I bring to the Public Diplomacy cone? |
I am a musician and I have experience in producing concerts, television, radio, and print journalism. I really want to reach out to the cultures at the posts where I'm assigned. I've gained a deeper understanding of other cultures through my time in the foreign service. Deep understanding of US and world history and the ability to spot shared culture in other countries(Mongolia and Russia). Completed over 40 hours of FSI courses in PD. Insatiable curiousity. Completed over 25 courses in Public Diplomacy tradecraft. |
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Why Public diplomacy? |
Counteract negative views. The first line of security. Working with other creative people. Creating a career trajectory and becoming an expert. Coordinating program development with other embassy sections and departments. Public Diplomacy is a lifetime calling. I don't want to be climbing ladders when I'm 80 but I will still be able to contribute in this field. Fulbright Providing opportunities for international students |
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Five Proudest Achievements |
Graduating Magna Cum Laude from Georgia State University. Graduating with Top Graduate honors from both of my Air Force Technical Training Schools. Passing the oral assessment for Security Technical Specialist. |
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Five Toughest Decisions |
Dropping out of Law School Joining the Foreign Service Joining the Air Force Moving to New York
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Top Five Places I'd like to serve and why |
Montenegro Ethiopia Vietnam Iran Russia |
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Programs I'm interested in |
Music Exchange Architectural Heritage Culinary Diplomacy Fulbright Conservation(partnership with the department of Agriculture) |
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The Future of Public Diplomacy? |
Russia arguably the best in the world at turn opinion against the US. They aren't limited by a code of ethics. We must use Public Diplomacy to counteract extremists. Responding to challenges and unrest created by things such as overpopulation and global warming. Opportunities to repair rifts in countries like Cuba and Iran. |
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How I've used PD in my job as an STS. |
Tone cards Training Guards Working the Marine Ball |
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Priorities |
Life safety American Interests Procedural rules Personal Goals |
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Five pd project ideas |
Environmental Cultural Tourism |
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Name an emergency situation you've responded too. How did you organize your plans and what steps did you take? |
Alarm System Malfunction in Vladivostok. RSO called and informed ESC Moscow that an aalrm system was malfunctioning and wasn't allowing the employees to secure the facility when departing. After walking the RSO through several attempts to clear the issue or reset the system. It then became clear that an emergency site visit to troubleshoot and repair the system would be necessary. I immediately began arranging for travel the very next day. I made arrangements with Embassy Moscow's travel office and completed a travel authorization. I gathered all the parts and tools I thought might be necessary to restore the system. I also consulted with my more experienced colleagues to solicit their advice on how to approach the situation. After an 8 hour flight from Moscow to Vladivostok, I began methodically troubleshooting the system. After trying several options I determined that a full system restore and a keypad replacement would be necessary. I was unable to perform a backup prior to wiping the programming but luckily a relatively recent backup was loaded. I brought the system down, replaced the keypad, reloaded the software and tweaked the programming to bring it up to date. After completing a full walk-test, I handed control over to a very happy RSO. -Responding to frequent power failures in Moscow. In order to maintain TSS operation and prevent damage to equipment, I had to perform emergency maintenance on uninterruptable power supplies at the embassy. This required procurring several large batteries and safety equipment. Steps... -Safe lockout |
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Describe a time when you were treated unfairly and how you dealt with it |
Travel schedule |
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Best Advice |
Pride in craftsmanship-John Sutherland Do it right and you only have to do it once. |
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Upset Co-worker Situation |
Tim |
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More with less |
Working in security I am used to stretching our budget to mert unceasing demands. |
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Analogy |
My grandfather teaching me how to fish has led to my becoming involved in many conservation efforts. |
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Budget cut leads to innovation |
Less money may force us to find cost saving opportunities through working with other organizations. Culture, conservation, and tourism. |
