Oct 6 2009
TED@State: New Ideas for a Better World
Ed. Note: TED is a small nonprofit devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading." It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.
So much has happened since I last wrote about how the State Department is opening its doors to the private sector and civil society. Through the Global Partnership Initiative, [...]
Jul 17 2009
Peter Van Buren’s depressing story
Peter Van Buren is a Foreign Service officer who has served for over twenty years as a consular officer overseas, mostly in Asian postings. He is at present serving in what he refers to as an out-of-area assignment for the State Department in Virginia. He has sent us this account of his story:
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