Foreign Service Blogs

If you are a member of the U.S. Foreign Service community and publish a blog you can submit a request to have your blog added to the list.

While AAFSW offers no official guidance to Foreign Service bloggers, we recently published two articles of potential interest in our newsletter, Global Link. We offer them here as a potential resource to bloggers in our community.

  • 110to220
    An IRM Foreign Service Specialist.
  • 3rdculturechildren
    The life of a globe-trotting family.
  • A Fisher Out of Water
    Foreign Service family in Shenyang, China.
  • A Sojourning Life
    A Foreign Service Officer just starting this journey with husband and two kids in tow.
  • A Traveler in the Foreign Service
    A former FSO blogs about the nomadic Foreign Service lifestyle on the Huffington Post travel blog.
  • At Post
    A photo blog contributed by Foreign Service community members from around the world.
  • Avuncular American
    An expatriate view from Europe by Gerald Loftus, retired Foreign Service Officer.
  • Beyond the Cornfields
    A wife, mama, gardener, adventurer, sea lover, tree-hugger and Foreign Service spouse in Bangladesh.
  • Carla Runs The World
    An FS spouse blogging about life and travels from Manila, Philippines.
  • Craig's Travels
    A tandem couple posted to Cambodia.
  • Dead Men Working
    Several high-level career Foreign Service Officers whose careers have been damaged by unresolved cases regarding security clearances.
  • Deeblog
    A blog about international literature and film, featuring reviews, translations and essays.
  • DiploFritz
    Things we find to do at post and around with 2 children. Our ventures and experiences with the Foreign Service.
  • DiploJournal
    Journal of a relatively newly minted FSO.
  • Diplolife
    A family of five (a foreign service officer, spouse, five year-old, toddler, and a chocolate lab) adjusting to life in the U.S. Foreign Service.
  • Diplopundit
    Just one obsessive observer, diplomatic watcher, opinionator and noodle newsmaker monitoring the goings-on at Foggy Bottom and the worldwide available universe.
  • Dum Spiro Spero
    Personal blog of a mother of global nomads, wife of a diplomat, and a peripatetic lawyer.
  • Email From The Embassy
    Personal blog of a freelance writer/DS spouse.
  • Enclos*ure
    Enclos*ure is about gardens made and observed in 23 years of FS life.
  • Facts are Strictly Optional
    Life lessons and wisdom from a not-so-diplomatic diplomat.
  • Foreign Service Specialist
    Personal blog of a Foreign Service Facilities Manager.
  • Foreign Service Test
    A blog focused on helping people prepare for and pass the U.S. Foreign Service Officer Test.
  • From the Back of Beyond
    Foreign Service spouse in Luanda, Angola.
  • Globe Trotting with Uncle Sam
    Travel blog and memoir of a retired Foreign Service Officer.
  • Hello Talalay
    Follow the adventures of a new Foreign Service Officer and EFM through fun prose and beautiful photography. First stop: Chennai, India
  • Hick/Hitchhiker…Diplomat?
    Following an onging transition from hick to hitchhiker… and now diplomat.
  • Home is where the happy is
    Blog of a telecommuting, trailing spouse and mother, currently living in Kenya.
  • In Moscow
    A Foreign Service spouse with a baby on their first tour.
  • In Search of the End of the Sidewalk
    In Search of Where the Sidewalk Ends is my attempt to record both the extraordinary and mundane events of life as the spouse of a Foreign Service officer.
  • Just Us
    A family of seven experiencing the world one adventure at a time
  • KaitlinFSO
    A single first-tour FSO in Hermosillo, Mexico.
  • Kersamänia
    A writer and husband of a new Foreign Service Officer.
  • La Vie Overseas
    The wife of an Economics officer with USAID in El Salvador.
  • Lees on the Go
    A USAID family’s adventures in Uganda, DC, Macedonia and Kenya.
  • Life After Jerusalem
    Musings of an American Indian PD officer on Public Diplomacy as well as LGBT and tandem issues in the Foreign Service.
  • Life in Beijing
    First-tour FS couple in Beijing, China.
  • Life in the Land of the Long White Cloud
    A (barely) reformed newspaper man and his family’s adventures in New Zealand.
  • Los Morris
    Tale of travels and life in the Foreign Service, specifically Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Meandering Memos
    An FSO in Quito, Ecuador.
  • Midlife Diplomatic Crisis
    A third career FSO in Ottowa, Canada.
  • Milestones
    A new Information Management Specialist in Moscow.
  • Mobile Home
    A new FS spouse, social worker, EFM, and devoted dog owner in Manila, Phillippines.
  • Mom2nomads
    Thoughts on raising children in the Foreign Service and other subjects from an FS spouse in San Jose, Costa Rica.
  • My Journey
    Transitioning from the U.S. Air Force to the Department of State.
  • Navigating Wonderland
    Erica J. Green muses, parents and writes from Reykjavik, Iceland.
  • Novakistan
    A Foreign Service spouse’s thoughts on Peru, parenting, photography, volunteering and travel.
  • Ogles and Observations
    The spouse of an entry level Foreign Service Officer in Recife, Brazil reports on her family and the world.
  • Peeps from Abroad
    An FS spouse and freelance food and lifestyle writer and editor on her way to Tanzania from Guangzhou, China.
  • Place2Place
    Taken from the fire of Niamey, Niger to the ice of Moscow, Russia–a Foreign Service family says Boo! to Bucharest, Romania.
  • Poppies and Polka Dots
    A Foreign Service Specialist in Madrid, Spain blogs about life in the Foreign Service, past assignments, traveling, etc.
  • Pulling Stakes
    A family of six leaves a tiny island town and joins the Foreign Service.
  • Rambles and Ruminations
    A Foreign Service family’s travel blog.
  • Sadie Abroad
    It’s a big world, and this FSO wants to see as much of it as possible!
  • Service Centered
    AmeriCorps to Peace Corps to Civil Service to Foreign Service.
  • Sherwood Family Nonsense
    A Foreign Service spouse and mother of four in Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • Small Bits
    A Foreign Service family member in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Something Edited This Way Comes
    Zoe Friloux, a former newspaper editor, writes about her family’s life overseas.
  • Spectrum Mummy
    A Foreign Service family that includes a child with autism.
  • SpouseAbroad.com
    As a 12-year, 5-country-spouse veteran, I started this blog in the hopes of providing for all spouses abroad a forum for our unique experiences. The blog includes tips, advice, useful information, short essays, and space for sharing and conversation.
  • Spouses Without Borders
    Our mission is to help our members have positive and rewarding experiences when they are posted abroad and/or returning to Canada.
  • Stumble Abroad
    The adventures and misadventures of a country-hopping family of four currently posted to Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Tasman's World
    A Foreign Service family serving their first tour in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • The (No Longer) Freelancing Researcher
    Brand-new FSO in Lome, Togo.
  • The Briden Bunch
    A Foreign Service couple in Santiago, Chile.
  • The Crafty Foreign Service
    A crafty Foreign Service spouse in Moscow, Russia.
  • The Dinoia Family
    A DS spouse currently experiencing an unaccompanied tour in Washington, DC.
  • The Dubinskys' Travels
    The travels of a USAID FS Officer and her spouse, currently in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • The Life Diplomatic
    A young guy blogging/journaling about his new life in the Foreign Service.
  • The Monestel Odyssey
    Journal of a new Regional Medical Officer and his family.
  • The New Diplomat's Wife
    A Foreign Service spouse and mother previously posted to Vienna, Austria, now in Washington, DC.
  • The OpSec Blog
    Advice regarding security, privacy, and safety overseas from a State Department security officer.
  • The Perlman Update
    Follow the chaos as we share our tales of life abroad.
  • The Wandering Drays
    A new Foreign Service spouse in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Towels Packed, Will Travel
    Escapades and photography of our travels and lives in the Foreign Service. Currently posted to Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Travel Orders
    Written by a female FSO and new mom in West Africa, with occasional guest posts by her FSO-to-be husband and their grumpy beagle.
  • Tuk and Tam
    A Bulgarian-American wife of a new FSO with a kid and two cats in tow. Working on becoming a tandem couple.
  • Tumbleweeds
    A newly-hired FSO blogs about the hiring process.
  • Victor Tangos in Africa
    The adventures of a USAID family in Senegal.
  • Views From a Yoga Mat
    A new FS spouse in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
  • Wallingford Worldwide
    Chronicles the experiences of an male “Eligible Family Member” in the United States Foreign Service, currently posted in Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Well, That Was Different
    Personal and travel blog of a longtime FS spouse currently in Vienna, Austria.
  • What Were We Thinking?
    A family of five currently posted to Tijuana, Mexico with the Foreign Service.
  • Where in the World Am I?
    A Foreign Service spouse in Hyderabad, India.
  • Where in the World Are Luca and Juliana?
    Writing to remember and share experiences as a new family in the Foreign Service.
  • Whirled View
    Public diplomacy, diplomacy and national security articles by Patricia Sharpe, Patricia Kushlis, and John C. Dyer.
  • Wife-Mommy-Woman
    A Foreign Service spouse in Manila, Phillipines.
  • Wing Tips on the Ground
    Thoughts from an American diplomat serving at a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Iraq.
  • Wright Outta Nowhere
    EFM blogging about daily life and experiences in Manila, Philippines on the way to Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • You Can Call Me Al
    Adventures and tribulations of a single FSO around the world.
  • Zvirzdins At Large
    Foreign Service spouse writing about various experiences on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Next post is Tunis, Tunisia, June 2013.

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