Department History
He is the first Secretary of State
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
It is the letter that refers to The Under Secretary for Political Affairs
What is P?
This category of employee is confirmed by Congress (other than Ambassadors).
What is a Foreign Service Generalist?
This is the peaceful conduct of business between nation states
What is diplomacy?
This office facilitates the clearing of your household goods
What is the General Service Office (GSO/Customs)?
She is the first woman Secretary of State
Who is Madeleine Albright?
He is the current Secretary of State
Who is Marco Rubio?
This employment category has over 50,000 employees
Who are LE Staff (locally engaged staff)?
This is the 24/7/365 nerve center for the flow of key information
What is the Operations Center?
This office provides security advice to the Ambassador and mission
What is the Regional Security Office?
He is known as the first American Diplomat
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Vancouver is in which geographic bureau
What is WHA?
These Foreign Service employees receive an administrative promotion after 18 months of service
Who are FS OMSs?
They work with our Missions to be sure the policies made in Washington are the same practiced overseas
Who are Desk Officers?
This office provides maintenance on Government Owned residences
What is the Facilities Maintenance?
It is the name of the location of the first Department of State
What is New York?
It is the geographical bureau where Beijing is located
What is EAP
Employed family members overseas are referred to as this acronym when working in this professional program?
What are EPAP? [Expanded Professional Associates Program]
This is a diplomatic mission generally located in the capital city of another country which offers a full range of services, including consular services
What is an embassy?
This office is part of the Executive office and provides advice on host country customs
What is the Protocol Office?
The year the Department of State was formed
What is 1789?
These persons can operate outside of the typical reach of an ambassador to address complex, multilateral issues
Who is a special envoy?
This is the number of countries which we have diplomatic relations
What is 191?
This is a unit that offers limited services for U.S. Citizens, often located in areas frequented by U.S. citizens, but far from the nearest consulate and difficult to reach in case of an emergency
What is a Consular Agency (i.e., Consular Agency Venice, Italy)?
This person manages the day-to-day operations of the Embassy
Who is the Deputy Chief of Mission?