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Diplopundit’s Blog Index for December 2009

January 1, 2010 By in Blognotes
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Diplopundit’s
2009 Words and Phrases to Remember

Quickie:
Suicide Bomber Kills Eight at FOB Chapman…
US
Embassy Jakarta Issues Warden Message on Bali …
Insider
Quote: I now completely despise these word…
Quote:
The Role of the Ambassador’s Wife
Let
the Finger-Pointing, Circular Firing Squad Begin…
Officially
Out: Jide Zeitlin Withdraws Nomination…
Insider
Quote: A very daunting undertaking
Abdulmutallab,
Visas Viper, and Visa Revocations
Understanding
the No Fly and Selectee Lists, Sort of …
Profilers,
Precogs — Soon to a Career Fair Near You…
Insider
Quote: Asserting Your Prerogatives
Terror
Suspect Abdulmutallab and Philip K. Dick’s …
BlogNotes:
External Links
Quickie:
Unwed FS Couples Want Benefits, Too
Video
of the Week: Steve Jobs on how to live before…
Confirmed
on 12/24: State Dept/USAID Nominations
Merry
Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Father
and Son Reunited at US ConGen Rio de Janeiro…
A
Strategy for that $7.5 billion Pakistan Aid
USAID/Afghanistan:
Audit Says Civilian Assistance …
James
Hogan: Now a Cold Case?
Huh
News! The Man Who Conned the Pentagon
Goldman
Decision Upheld in Brazil; GSP Bill Passes…
President
Signs H.R. 3326 Defense Appropriations…
UN
Undiplomatic Mess Refuses to Go Away
AFSA
Received Letter from DOL. 11 Days Ago…
Labor
Dept Slow to Help Injured War Zone Contractor…
Quickie:
A surge at $57,077.60 a minute
Snapshot:
Student Visas for Chinese Students
Quickie:
Civil Rights Lawsuit vs State Dept Settle…
Child
Abduction Case Threatens Trade Bill
Colombia:
New Barracks Construction Awarded
Video
of the Week: The Future of the Internet
Afghanistan
Contracts and Woodrow Wilson — Hey!…
US
Consulate Herat Moves Forward
President
Signs Omnibus Spending Bill
Prism:
Richard Armitage Interview
Insider
Quote: Crash! Boom! Bang!
Idle
Curiosity Singes 9th Victim
Harassment
of US Diplomats in Pakistan?
David
Ensor to US Embassy Kabul?
CRS
Responds to ACLU on Morris Davis Firing
Quickie:
Human Trafficking in America
Insider
Quote: He Who Runs On is White Noise
Business
Class Travel is Not a Thing of the Past?
New
US Visa Fees Proposed
Who
Runs the War? Nominate Your Own Afghan Power-B…
Insider
Quote: A toothpick for a sword fight
Federal
Internship for Spouses, Military Spouses Only…
Quickie:
Public Diplomacy 2.0: Where the USG Meets…
State
Dept in Court: Two Title VII Cases Plus One …
Officially
In: Judith Ann Stewart Stock to ECA
Omnibus
Bill FY2010: State Gets 745 new positions,…
Video
of the Week: The Great Climategate Debate
Officially
In: Mari Del Carmen Aponte to San Salvador
Officially
In: Donald E. Booth to Addis Ababa
Quickie:
Tent Problems with Team USA in Kabul?
Quote:
5th Largest Recipient of USAID Funds
Quickie:
Large Broom Needed at the State Dept
SFRC
Clears USAID and State Dept Nominees
GAO
Report: Diplomatic Security Needs Strategic Review
Confirmed:
US Reps to 64th General Assembly of the UN
Diplomat
in One Very Hot Oven
Will
the Afghanistan Civilian Surge Go Super Surge…
HRC
Presents Heroism Award to Lynne Tracy
Quote:
The Neglected Art of Diplomacy
HRC
Hosts “Diplomacy at Home for the Holidays”
Former
SecState Powell’s Portrait Unveiling Ceremony
Quickie:
Avoiding Elections at Any Cost in Iraq
Amb.
Crocker Named Dean of TAMU’s Bush School of Govt
Your
job or your blog, er op-ed
Video
of the Week: Cameron Sinclair: The refugees …
President
Obama Just Can’t Catch a Break
Officially
In: Brooke D. Anderson as Alternate Rep…
Officially
In: Rosemary DiCarlo as Deputy Rep to ..
Coming
Soon – Virtual Tour of Iraq National Museum…
974
to Afghanistan for the Civilian Surge
Insider
Quote: I don’t do politics in this job
Dr.
Shah, USAID and the Hanging “F”
Quickie:
Erik Prince, Mr. Fix-It in War on Terror
Quote:
More Catherine Ashton, Please
US
Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif Moving Forward
Thanksgiving
Around the Foreign Service
Officially
In: Raul H. Yzaguirre, Sr. to Santo Domingo
Officially
In: Bisa Williams to Niamey
Officially
In: Allan J. Katz to Lisbon
Officially
In: Ian C. Kelly to OSCE
SFRC
Hearings: Andrew, Nelson, King, Kennedy, Donahoe…
SFRC
Hearing: Today, Rajiv Shah’s Nomination for USAID
Revisiting
the Powell Doctrine
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