diplomacy
December 29, 2009
- The Ralph Bunche Library at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC, has added two new titles to its holdings. "Things I Learned From My Grandmother About Leadership and Life" and "Taking Charge: Effective Leadership for the Twenty-First Century" were added to the library's holdings in November. I have been a Foreign Service Officer since 1982, serving in Asia, ...
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November 8, 2009
- About the book The Depth of My Soul is my first book and it was published on January the 9th 2009. The idea behind the title ethnology is my depth to cover general circumstances that happen in our daily live. In the book, I also cover issues we sometimes have problems expressing our opinions about like wars, genocides, dictatorships, abuse, corruption, torture, ...
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October 9, 2009
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I don't believe in hope. I think hope and religious faith are the two most insidious and cold blooded of human conventions:each offer up the unattainable and each incur endless suffering. I grew up in a country whose ideologues exploited religious conviction to validate the most dehumanising form of racism since their teachers attempted to practice its principles during World War Two. ...
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August 1, 2009
- Having become quite proficient at making up tests lately, and in light of the reports that July was the deadliest month for U.S. and allied forces, in Afghanistan, I've come up with a multiple choice exam for the State Department. On a separate piece of paper, write out the following question, and circle the correct response:1. The United States is engaged in Afghanistan to:(a) fight the ...
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January 27, 2009
- Sorry, next week we'll hopefully get back to talking about things like what to do if an agent asks for an exclusive or how to deal with editorial input, but for now I'm still in political mode, so here we go.Mika B. over on Morning Joe hates Hillary so much that during the long Democratic nomination process any time someone said something positive about Hillary, Mika's lip would curdle. That's ...
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August 15, 2008
- Krista (my wife) and I were talking last night about relationships. One of the things we've been working on in our own relationship is how to keep it healthy and strong. When we first met seven years ago, neither of us knew how to be healthy in a relationship, let alone have a healthy relationship.It is a significant challenge to keep a relationship open, honest, true, loving and healthy. The ...
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July 19, 2008
- Huffington Post, July 19th, 2008Whether or not the George W. Bush administration's surprising act this week of initiating people-to-people diplomacy with Iran is sincere, it presents a critical opportunity for cultural and human rights organizations in the United States to take the lead in making the first small steps in bridging the great divide between our nations.Sure, it may be a tiny act ...
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