Appendix

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Agencies and Organizations

ADB	Asian Development Bank
AFRICOM	United States African Command
AFSA	American Foreign Service Association
APEC	Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APSA	American Political Science Association
ASEAN	Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU	African Union
BBG	Broadcasting Board of Governors
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CENTCOM	United States Central Command
CFE	Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
DEA	Drug Enforcement Administration
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DOD	Department of Defense
DPKO	United Nations Department for Peace Keeping Operations
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EU	European Union
EUCOM	United States European Command
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAO	Food and Agricultural Organization
FAS	Foreign Agricultural Service
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBIS	Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FCS	Foreign Commercial Service
FS	Foreign Service
FSI	Foreign Service Institute
GAO	Government Accountability Office
GLIFAA	Gays and Lesbians in the Foreign Affairs Agencies
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IBB	International Broadcasting Bureau
ICC	International Criminal Court
ICJ	International Court of Justice
ILO	International Labor Organization
IOC	International Olympic Committee
IOM	International Organization for Migration
IMET	International Military Education and Training
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
JCS	Joint Chiefs of Staff
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NFATC	National Foreign Affairs Training Center (known as Foreign Service Institute)
NGA	National Geospatial Agency
NGO	Nongovernmental Organization
NSA	National Security Agency
NSC	National Security Council
OAS	Organization of American States
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OFDA	Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
OPEC	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPIC	Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OSCE	Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
SSA	Social Security Administration
UN	United Nations
UNDP	United Nations Development Program
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNHCR	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF	United Nations Children’s Fund
UNSC	United Nations Security Council
UNVIE	U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
USAF	U.S. Air Force
USAID	U.S. Agency for International Development
USCIS	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
USEU	U.S. Mission to the European Union
USMC	U.S. Marine Corps
USPACOM	U.S. Pacific Command
USSOUTHCOM	United States Southern Command
USTR	U.S. Trade Representative’s Office
USUN	U.S. Mission to the United Nations
VA	Veterans Administration
VOA	Voice of America
WHO	World Health Organization
WTO	World Trade Organization

Embassy Offices, Positions, and Related Terms

ACS	American Citizen Services Section
AGR	Office of Agricultural Affairs (FAS)
AMB	Ambassador
APP	American Presence Post
CAO	Cultural Affairs Office
CG	Consul General and Consulate General
CIO	Chief Information Officer
CLO	Community Liaison Office
COM	Chief of Mission
CON	Consular Section
CPO	Communications Program Office
CSG	Crisis, Stabilization, and Governance Office (USAID)
DAO	Defense Attaché Office
DATT	Defense Attaché
DCM	Deputy Chief of Mission
DLI	Development Leadership Initiative (USAID)
DRI	Diplomatic Readiness Initiative
DS	Diplomatic Security
ECON	Economic Section
EER	Employee Evaluation Review
EFM	Eligible Family Member
ELO	Entry-Level Officer and English Language Officer
EPAP	Expanded Professional Associates Program
ESTH	Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Section
FAMER	Family Member Employment Report
FMA	Family Member Appointment
FM	Facility Manager
FMO	Financial Management Officer
FSN	Foreign Service National (now Locally Employed Staff)
FSO	Foreign Service Officer
GEI	Global Employment Initiative
GSO	General Services Office
HTF	Hard to Fill
IDP	Individual Development Plan (USAID)
IIP	International Information Program
IO	Information Officer
IMO	Information Management Office
IMS	Information Management Specialist
IMTS	Information Management Technical Specialist
IRM	Information Resources Management
ISU	Iraq Support Unit
IV	Immigrant Visa
JO	Junior Officer (now Entry-Level Officer)
LABATT	Labor Attaché
LEC	Law Enforcement Coordinator
LES	Locally Employed Staff, also Locally Engaged Staff (formerly Foreign Service National)
MOH	Member of Household
MSG	Marine Security Guard
NEP	New Entry Professional Program (USAID)
NIV	Nonimmigrant Visa
OMS	Office Management Specialist
PAO	Public Affairs Officer
PD	Public Diplomacy
PHN	Population, Health, and Nutrition (USAID)
PMF	Presidential Management Fellowship
POL	Political Section
POLAD	Political Adviser
PRM	Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
PRT	Provincial Reconstruction Team
PSC	Personal Service Contract
REO	Regional Environment Office
RMO	Regional Medical Office
RSO	Regional Security Office
VPP	Virtual Presence Post

FOREIGN AFFAIRS ONLINE RESOURCES

American Foreign Service Association	www.afsa.org
U.S. Department of State	www.state.gov
State Department Careers	www.careers.state.gov
U.S. Agency for International Development	www.usaid.gov
Foreign Agricultural Service	www.fas.usda.gov
Foreign Commercial Service	www.trade.gov/cs
International Broadcasting Bureau	www.bbg.gov
American Academy of Diplomacy	www.academyofdiplomacy.org
American Diplomacy	www.americandiplomacy.org
Amnesty International	www.amnesty.org
Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide	www.aafsw.org
Association of Diplomatic Studies and Training	www.adst.org
Atlantic Community	www.atlantic-community.org
CIA World Factbook	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
U.S. Department of Agriculture	www.usda.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce	www.commerce.gov
Embassy World Website	www.embassyworld.com
European Union	http://europa.eu
Foreign Affairs Magazine	www.foreignaffairs.org
Foreign Policy Association	www.fpa.org
Foreign Policy Magazine	www.foreignpolicy.com
Foreign Service Journal	www.afsa.org/fsj
Foreign Service Youth Foundation	www.fsyf.org
The Globalist	www.theglobalist.com
InterAction	www.interaction.org
National Security Education Program	www.nsep.gov
North Atlantic Treaty Organization	www.nato.int
Organization of American States	www.oas.org
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	www.osce.org
Peace Corps	www.peacecorps.gov
State Department Dipnote	www.blogs.state.gov
State Department Family Liaison Office	www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo
Tales from a Small Planet (“Real Post Reports”)	www.talesmag.com
United Nations	www.un.org
U.S. Diplomacy	www.usdiplomacy.org
United States Embassies	www.usembassy.state.gov
World Bank	www.worldbank.org

SELECTED READINGS

Berridge, G.R. Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, Fourth Edition. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Freeman, Chas. W. Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy. U.S. Institute of Peace, 1997.

Gilbert, Martin. A History of the Twentieth Century. Harper Perennial, 2002.

Kiesling, John Brady. Diplomacy Lessons: Realism for an Unloved Superpower. Potomac Books, 2007.

Kennan, George. Memoirs 1925-1950. Random House, 1983.

Kennedy, Stuart C., and William D. Morgan. American Diplomats: The Foreign Service at Work. iUniverse, 2004.

Kissinger, Henry. Diplomacy. Simon & Schuster, 1994.

Kopp, Harry W. and Charles A. Gillespie. Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service, Second Edition. Georgetown University Press, 2011.

Linderman, Patricia and Melissa Brayer-Hess, Editors. Realities of Foreign Service Life, Volumes 1 and 2. iUniverse, 2002 and 2007.

O’Brien, Patrick, Editor. Atlas of World History, Second Edition. Oxford University Press, 2010.

Rosati, Jerel A. and James M. Scott. The Politics of United States Foreign Policy, Fifth Edition. Wadsworth Publishing, 2010.

Ross, Dennis. Statecraft: And How to Restore America’s Standing in the World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

Shultz, George P. and Kenneth W. Dam. Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines. University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Zakaria, Fareed. The Post-American World. W.W. Norton & Company, 2009.

STUDY RESOURCES FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST

Guide to the Foreign Service Officer Selection Process. Department of State, 2011. www.careers.state.gov/resources

The Foreign Service Officer Test Study Guide. ACT, 2009. www.careers.state.gov (under “take the FSOT” then “test prep resources”)

Davis, Kenneth C. Don’t Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned. Harper Collins, 2004.

Hirsch, E.D., et. al. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002.

Jordan, Terry L. The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It, Seventh Edition. Oak Hill Publishing Company, 1999.

Strunk, William and E.B. White. The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition. Longman, 2008.

For refreshers on management, economics, or history, check out the Dummies guides, the Cliffs Quick Reviews, or any Advanced Placement Test study guides.

Useful Web Sites

Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection http://www.adst.org/Oral_History.htm

Foreign Service Officer Test Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fswe

Foreign Service Officer Assessment Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fsoa

Foreign Service Officer Test Essay Prep Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fswe_essayprep

Foreign Service Officer Test Online Course: http://testprepreview.com/fsot_practice.htm

Foreign Service Officer Test Wiki: http://fsot.wikidot.com/start

U.S. Department of State Web site: http://careers.state.gov

DipNote: U.S. Department of State Official Blog: http://blogs.state.gov/

U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Historian: http://history.state.gov

U.S. Department of State YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/user/statevideo