Realities of Foreign Service Life
Realities of Foreign Service Life
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Mention a diplomatic career and most people imagine high-level meetings, formal dress and cocktail parties. Few stop to think that behind the occasional glitter of official functions are thousands of families facing all the routines and crises of lifeÂ-births, deaths, childrearing, divorceÂ-far from home, relatives, and friends, in an unfamiliar and sometimes unfriendly country and culture. This book provides reflections and perspectives on the realities of Foreign Service life as experienced by members of the Foreign Service community around the world. The writers share their unvarnished views on a wide variety of topics they care about: maintaining long-distance relationships, raising teens abroad, dealing with depression, coping with evacuations, readjusting to life in the United States, and many others. These are stories from the diplomatic trenchesÂ-true experiences from those who have lived the lifestyle and want to share their hard-learned lessons with others.
•If you are new to the Foreign Service, this book will offer insights and practical information useful in your overseas tours and when you return home. Even if you are a seasoned veteran of the Foreign Service, the reports and reflections of others may encourage you to compare and evaluate your own experiences.
• If you (or your partner) are contemplating joining the Foreign Service, this book can serve as a reality check, giving you honest, personal perspectives on both the positive and negative aspects of Foreign Service life.
• If you are a student wondering what the Foreign Service is all about, this book will broaden your knowledge and provide you with an insiderÂ's view not found in any textbook.
About the Author
She has lived as a Foreign Service family member in Trinidad, Chile, Cuba and Germany.She has lived in France, Nigeria, Russia, Algeria, Egypt, and Ukraine. Melissa and Patricia have also co-authored the guidebook The Expert Expatriate: Your Guide to Successful Relocation Abroad (2002, Nicholas Brealey / Intercultural Press).
Realities of Foreign Service Life,Patricia Linderman,Melissa Brayer-Hess,Writers Club Press,0595250777,United States,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,International Relations - Diplomacy,Foreign service,Specific Groups - General,Personal & Practical Guides,Political Science,Careers - General,Reference,Diplomatic Service,Diplomatic and consular servic,International Relations - General,Personal narratives
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