Diplopundit’s Blog Index for December 2009

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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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