United States Foreign Service

known as the CIA was created by created by President Franklin D Roosevelt as an addition to the OSS or Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in 1942. William J. Donovan was elected by President Roosevelt to be the lead analyst of the new intelligence agency. Soon after World War two ended the OSS was abolished leaving the CIA as the main intelligence insight for the United States. After the death of Franklin D Roosevelt, Vice President Truman took office on April 12, 1945 and became the 33rd…

Market: The Jobs Are Disappearing. Jobs in the United States are disappearing. This essay will show that jobs are disappearing from the United States job market because of outsourcing to countries like China who offer lower wages for workers. Another factor for disappearing jobs is that service jobs are being outsourced as well. Also, the advancement of technology and the lack of education are all contributing factors to disappearing jobs in the United States. As Heather Long’s article “U.S. has…

John Carter Vincent’s dismissal from the Foreign Service is the result of ideological upheaval that embraced fear and blame. I believe that frustration over Chinese nationalist defeat fueled a hunt for a scapegoat, and John Carter Vincent was one of many unfairly punished. I also believe that the testaments of men in this instance should not have led to the discrediting of Vincent. Vincent’s worst demonstrable crime was reason and tolerance, and the amassing of objective but controversial…

the FBI sought cyber special agents to fulfill the number of vacancies the agency had. The agency was seeking technology experts that also included those with experience in hacking (Kouns,2007). Due to the quickly evolving cyber threats to the United States within the last couple of years; the agency was willing to look past applicant’s criminal behavior in order to protect the…

Hillary stands in front of United Nation conference and declared, women’s rights, she told the world that “ women’s rights, were human rights”. It was more controversial than it sounds today. Many people in the United State government did not want Hillary to go to Beijing. Others wanted her to pick a lesser polarizing topic, as much as half the population did not like the idea. Hillary was determined to speak out about human rights abuses, and her message became a progress expression for a…

In 1909 then Nicaraguan President Adolfo Diaz took power and called for the “Platt Amendment.” The amendment ensured the United States involvement in Cuban affairs, both foreign and domestic, and gave the U.S. legal standing in claims to certain economic and military territories on the island. Diaz was a business man and he had an agenda that conflicted with that of the U.S. As a result of this conflict, the U.S. drove Diaz into exile. At this point, the major problems of Nicaragua were that…

What are the different transportation modes in the United States? The transportation refers to a wide range of systems that transport good, materials and people through the United States and the World. Disruption to any of the modes of transportation in the network causes hardship for those affected. First, US Freight Railroads, are part of the Freight Rail network, they are privately owned and operated, and are a $60-billion-dollar year industry with 140,000 miles of track utilized by 565…

This breakthrough in foreign direct investment from firms in the United State in Europe, caused a huge surge in economic growth that lasted nearly a decade. This Surge in economic growth slowed but Brazil over the years has continued to be a country to watch for new innovations in the power production industry. Until recent corruption was discovered, Brazil was expected to surpass many countries as it moved its way up the ranks among the world markets largest key players. Is foreign direct…

tumultuous U.S.-Cuba relationship is rooted in the Cold War. Following the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. levied an economic and diplomatic embargo which would last for the next 54 years. As recently as December 2014, the United States and Cuba agreed to restore full diplomatic relations. While loosening restriction may promote travel and tourism to Cuba, there is still much to be desired in terms of economic relations. Historical Background Dating back to 1959,…

terms of determining their intelligence. Also being able to conduct cyber espionage would be a great advantage than that of having to gain a penetrate agent. Trade Secrets are another issue in the CI, the ability for foreign services to gain access to trade secrets in the United States could damage the…