Attributes/skillset for 'rugged' diplomats
Much commentary on the difficulty State has staffing its Iraq positions, magnified by the 10% at Foggy Bottom who got together to complain publicly. The bottom line seems to be that the Department of State has neither the volume of people nor the staff with the skill sets necessary to hold up their end of the post-conflict bargain.
So I ask what are the selection attributes and trainable skills that are needed to work in the unstable environments of today and tomorrow?
-Matt
Concur and would add that
even more then the "a person could get killed there" comment - the one that got me was the nature of the comment "you should not have to go it you don't support the policy" - I guess the "service" piece should be dropped and we'll just call those who fell that way "FOs" -oops, my latent knuckle dragger tendencies just popped out.
Best, Rob
Quelle Horreur! Red eye. Red eye gravy.
Squirrel is so bourgoisie... :D
Nay, not so. Not cruel at all, merely trying to
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You can be so cruel, Ken.;) (By the way, you got a good recipe for Red Eye Gravy?)
share one of many cultural icons with our Friends from the Great Less White Now Than It Used To Be North.
I do not personally have one and my wife refuses to share hers (selfish wench) however, I have a Friend that can assist; LINK
Enjoy! :)
As an old guy who's still alive, I wish him
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He told me (and I paraphrase), "I grew up reading comic books, watching movies about Jedi, and listening to music about love. How is it that I know better than these old guys that the best way to motivate people to change is by instilling hope within them? You can't do that by carrying guns, wearing body armor, and treating everybody that's not like you as a criminal. You do it by empowering others, even if it costs you your life."
Kids these days...:rolleyes:
the best of luck in event he runs across someone who, unlike Tom Lehrer's advisory, is not similarly inclined. :rolleyes: