I don’t know if you’ve heard of the concept of “going local”. It’s like, when a diplomat (or other expat) decides to quit the job and...

I was just in Rome for a long weekend. We are posted in Armenia, which means I had to take several flights to get there. To be on the...

A diplomat I know once called the salary diplomats make “the medium bucks”. In contrast, lots of people think that diplomats make...

Diplomats change countries as frequently as others change iPhones – but it doesn’t always come with a quality upgrade. Junior diplomats...

Needless to say, diplomats travel a lot. I love traveling, and try not to stress out about things that may go wrong; tight airport...

Here’s a cool thing you might not know about being a US diplomat: there are tons of different types of jobs out there and not all of them...

If you would ask me what it’s like to have a bunch of people working for me, I would say that it’s pretty much an emotional and...

I have to admit that I was a horrible, horrible chef when I first moved abroad. I was 24 years old and a graduate student. I made such...

I recently read a great piece written by a U.S. diplomat’s wife called The Reality of Being a Foreign Service Spouse. It explains the...

It freaks out some Americans, but I love it when Armenians walk up to my children to talk to them while touching their hands or their...

Here’s my take on learning foreign languages: it’s hard, but it’s doable. After I returned from my first embassy experience in Nigeria –...

Entering the US Foreign Service is a lengthy process; I think we can all agree to that. First, you need to register online and fill out a...

I always dreamt of becoming a diplomat, even as a kid; I wanted to work for the United Nations and after I moved to the US, I pictured...