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#13 - The Foreign Service Long Time No See

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After four years of a “hollowing out” of the State Department, the U.S. Foreign Service looks to the future. Many voices have come forward proposing solutions on how to bring the service into a new modern era. Ambassadors Marc Grossman and Eric Rubin give a rundown on how the Foreign Service got to this point, what problems within the service predate the Trump years, and what needs to be done going forward.


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Music: “Side Hustle” by Otis Galloway [License: CC BY 4.0]



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After four years of a “hollowing out” of the State Department, the U.S. Foreign Service looks to the future. Many voices have come forward proposing solutions on how to bring the service into a new modern era. Ambassadors Marc Grossman and Eric Rubin give a rundown on how the Foreign Service got to this point, what problems within the service predate the Trump years, and what needs to be done going forward.


Read the Belfer Center report: A U.S. Diplomatic Service for the 21st Century.
Send Michael topic and guest recommendations at mkohler@mediafiledc.com or on Twitter.
Become a MediaFile patreon donor: https://www.patreon.com/MediaFile 
Music: “Side Hustle” by Otis Galloway [License: CC BY 4.0]



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