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		<title>37 Former Ambassadors Urge Appointment of a Career Diplomat to State Dept&#8217;s Public Diplomacy Bureau</title>
		<link>http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/24/37-former-ambassadors-urge-appointment-of-a-career-diplomat-to-state-depts-public-diplomacy-bureau/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of 51 retired senior foreign affairs professionals including 37 former ambassadors recently wrote a letter to the Secretary of State urging that  &#8221;a career foreign affairs professional be appointed as the next Under Secretary of State for Public &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/24/37-former-ambassadors-urge-appointment-of-a-career-diplomat-to-state-depts-public-diplomacy-bureau/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12094&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>USCG Ho Chi Minh: Former Visa Chief Faces Charges of Conspiracy to Commit Visa Fraud and Bribery</title>
		<link>http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/24/uscg-ho-chi-minh-former-visa-chief-faces-charges-of-conspiracy-to-commit-visa-fraud-and-bribery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not the kind of news you want to end the week, but here it is.   The former NIV Chief of USCG Ho Chi Minh City  Michael T. Sestak is facing charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/24/uscg-ho-chi-minh-former-visa-chief-faces-charges-of-conspiracy-to-commit-visa-fraud-and-bribery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12090&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State Dept Seeks Drug/Steroid Testing of Security Personnel in Afghanistan and Jerusalem</title>
		<link>http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/23/state-dept-seeks-drugsteroid-testing-of-security-personnel-in-afghanistan-and-jerusalem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State Department is looking for a contractor to provide drug and steroid screening of all Diplomatic Security employees in Afghanistan and Jerusalem. The announcement was posted on FedBiz on Apr 29, 2013  per Solicitation Number: RFI(04292013): Via FedBiz The Department &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/23/state-dept-seeks-drugsteroid-testing-of-security-personnel-in-afghanistan-and-jerusalem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12068&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot: Top 10 Recipients of US Foreign Assistance in FY2012 Actual and FY2014 Request</title>
		<link>http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/23/snapshot-top-10-recipients-of-us-foreign-assistance-in-fy2012-actual-and-fy2014-request/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extracted from the CRS: The FY2014 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request, April 18, 2013 via Secrecy News: The list is dominated by strategic allies in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, as well as top global health program recipients in &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/23/snapshot-top-10-recipients-of-us-foreign-assistance-in-fy2012-actual-and-fy2014-request/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12081&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Missing From the Accountability Review Board Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 1768)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we have blogged here previously, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), introduced legislation on April 26, 2013, to increase the independence and transparency of future Accountability Review Boards (ARB). (See HFAC Chairman &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/22/whats-missing-from-the-accountability-review-board-reform-act-of-2013-h-r-1768/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12064&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day: Sledgehammer Workout, No Joke</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Obama Nominates Ambassador Ryan Crocker to the Broadcasting Board of Governors</title>
		<link>http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/21/obama-nominates-ambassador-ryan-crocker-to-the-broadcasting-board-of-governors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 10, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate retired Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker to serve as a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The WH released the following brief bio: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker is the &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/21/obama-nominates-ambassador-ryan-crocker-to-the-broadcasting-board-of-governors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12034&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Officially In: Danny Russel &#8211; from WH/NSS to the EAP Bureau</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 15, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Danny Russel as the next Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (State/EAP). The WH released the following brief bio: Danny Russel, a career member of the Senior &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/21/officially-in-danny-russel-from-whnss-to-the-eap-bureau/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12032&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Embassy Costa Rica: La Visa Americana, Gangnam Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via US Embassy San Jose in Costa Rica.  The video warns about visa scammers who promised help in obtaining a visa, a job or residence in the United States.  In a starring role is Costa Rican singer Daniel Castillo and &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/21/us-embassy-costa-rica-la-visa-americana-gangnam-style/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12037&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Josh Rogin&#8217;s Exclusive: Benghazi &#8216;Scapegoat&#8217; Raymond Maxwell Speaks Out &#8212; Duck and Cover!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whoops! Too late! Raymond Maxwell was placed on forced “administrative leave” after the State Department’s own internal investigation, conducted by an Administrative Review Board (ARB) led by former State Department official Tom Pickering. Five months after he was told to &#8230; <a href="http://diplopundit.net/2013/05/20/josh-rogins-exclusive-benghazi-scapegoat-raymond-maxwell-speaks-out-duck-and-cover/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diplopundit.net&#038;blog=31973045&#038;post=12022&#038;subd=diplopundit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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