Foreign Service Blogs

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  • 110to220
    An IRM Foreign Service Specialist’s blog beginning with his first tour in 2004 to present.
  • 3rdculturechildren
    Life of a Globetrotting Family.
  • 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 Gadling, the Huffington Post’s travel blog.
  • At Post
    A photo blog contributed by Foreign Service community members from around the world.
  • Avuncular American
    An expatriate view from Europe from Gerald Loftus, retired Foreign Service Officer.
  • Beyond the Cornfields
    Wife, mama, gardener, adventurer, sea lover, tree hugger… setting out on a new life with my FS husband, energetic kiddo and brand new bambina. After a year of training and 4 states of living, we are at our first overseas post – BANGLADESH! We’re soaking
  • Craig's Travels
    A tandem couple posted to Cambodia.
  • Dead Men Working
    Blog by several high-level career Foreign Service Officers whose careers have been damaged or ended by unresolved cases regarding suspension or revocation of security clearances.
  • Deeblog
    A blog about international literature and film, featuring reviews, translations and essays.
  • DiploJournal
    Journal of a relatively newly minted FSO.
  • 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
    A mother of global nomads, wife of a diplomat, and a peripatetic lawyer comments on Foreign Service life, rule of law, dissidents, culture, travel, and whatever else strikes her fancy.
  • 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.
  • Erica Green
    Muse, Parent, Write, Explore: Missives from Moscow (and other far corners of the planet).
  • 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.
  • From the Back of Beyond
    Blog of FS spouse.
  • 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.
  • I Run You Run
    Foreign Service spouse, looking for places to run around the world, and blogging about travels and general life in DC and overseas.
  • Kersamänia
    A blog by a writer and husband of a new Foreign Service Officer.
  • Lees on the Go
    A USAID family’s adventures in Uganda, DC, Macedonia and Kenya.
  • Life After Jerusalem
    Reflections on life in the Foreign Service from a second-tour officer.
  • 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, currently posting from Peru.
  • Meandering Memos
    An FSO in Quito, Ecuador.
  • Midlife Diplomatic Crisis
    Adventures as a third career (after broadcast news and software engineering) Foreign Service Officer, starting with applying and continuing through A-100, training, and a current first post in Cotonou, Benin as perhaps the world’s oldest entry level offic
  • Milestones
    Personal blog of a new Information Management Specialist.
  • Mobile Home
    The experiences of a new foreign service family as they travel from Florida to the world as told by Diane, a social worker, EFM, and devoted dog owner.
  • My Journey
    Transitioning from the U.S. Air Force to the Department of State.
  • Ogles and Observations
    The EFM spouse of an entry level Foreign Service Officer (currently posted in Brazil) reports on what she sees happening in the world, their family and their life.
  • Pulling Stakes
    A family of six leaves a tiny island town and joins the Foreign Service
  • Rambles and Ruminations
    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!
  • Sherwood Family Nonsense
    The blog of an EFM and mother of four on their second posting in Azerbaijan.
  • Small Bits
    A Foreign Service family member in Mexico.
  • 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.
  • Tasman's World
    A Foreign Service family serving their first tour in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • The (No Longer) Freelancing Researcher
    Brand-new FSO, still discovering the wonders of training, heading to Togo pour son premier poste.
  • The Briden Bunch
    A new Foreign Service couple on their way to Kuwait.
  • The Dinoia Family
    The tales of our lives as we travel around the globe.
  • 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 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
    Blog detailing the life of a Foreign Service family that is just starting their journey overseas.
  • Travel Orders – Our Life in the Foreign Service
    Written by a female FSO and new mom in West Africa, with occassional guest posts by her FSO-to-be husband and their grumpy beagle.
  • Tuk and Tam
    A Bulgarian-American wife of a new FSO writing about starting out in the Foreign Service with a kid and two cats in tow and working on becoming a tandem couple.
  • Tumbleweeds
    An anonymous author’s “collection of thoughts, experiences, insights, and epiphanies gathered along the way, as I make my slow ascent toward the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service.” First-hand descriptions of the evaluation and hiring process.
  • Victor Tangos in Africa
    Adventures of a USAID family in Senegal.
  • 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/travel blog of a longtime FS spouse.
  • What Were We Thinking?
    A family of five currently posted to Tijuana, Mexico with the Foreign Service.
  • Where in the World Am I?
    Blog of a Foreign Service spouse previously posted to Bujumbura and moving on to Hyderabad.
  • Where in the World is Luca Galeno?
    Writing to remember and share experiences as a new family in the Foreign Service.
  • Whirled View
    Blog about public diplomacy, diplomacy and national security by Patricia Sharpe and Patricia Kushlis (retired Foreign Service Officers) and Cheryl Rofer, (retired chemist and specialist in nuclear energy, weapons, and cleanup)
  • Wife-Mommy-Woman
    A Foreign Service spouse with one child and one on the way. Currently preparing for their first post.
  • Wing Tips on the Ground
    Thoughts from an American diplomat serving at a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Iraq.

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