Beyond the Khyber Pass by Omar Khalidi

“…John Waller, an American foreign service officer and retired inspector general of the CIA, is now an independent writer based in McLean, Virginia. …”
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The Problem of Women in the Department:  Sex and Gender Discrimination in the 1960s United States Foreign Diplomatic Service by Beatrice Loftus McKenzie

“…Alison Palmer, a United States Foreign Service Officer from 1959 to 1981, brought a gender equity complaint against the U.S. …”
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Wives, Clerks, and 'Lady Diplomats': The Gendered Politics of Diplomacy and Representation in the U.S. Foreign Service, 1900-1940 by Molly M. Wood

“…State Department and the Foreign Service in particular remained rather adamantly convinced that American women were “not fitted to discharge the exacting and peculiar duties of a Foreign Service Officer.”  Increasing pressure from women’s groups resulted in a protracted debate over the suitability of women to serve as official representatives of the U.S. government in overseas positions. …”
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Assassination in Khartoum by Arthur L. Lowrie

“…What happened during the next thirty hours leading up to the brutal assassination is told in chilling detail by Korn, who was then a Foreign Service officer serving in Washington on the task force dealing with the hostage crisis. …”
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“But the Fellows Are Simply Diversity Hires!” How Organizational Contexts Influence Status Beliefs by Sandra Portocarrero, James T. Carter

“…Specifically, we draw from in-depth interviews conducted with current and former U.S. Foreign Service officers to explain how recipients of the U.S. …”

The End of Empire in the Middle East by Anthony T. Sullivan

“…The results of his study should be of particular interest to government officials requiring perspective for the formulation of policy and to neophyte foreign service officers about to depart for the regions discussed, as well as to scholars and advanced students of the contemporary Middle East. …”
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