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Not all of us can go jettin’ around, sippin’ champagne and nipplin’ caviar … some of us actually have to wake up and do the heavy lifting of world diplomatic leadership.

Sad but true, this diplomacy job business just isn’t what it used to be – waking up near the “Spanish Steps” or the “Champs Elysee” and having a nice lunch at leisure on the country's money in order to gain consensus on a moot and lopsided United Nations anti-USA vote.

By Nicholas Kralev - THE WASHINGTON TIMES - September 7, 2006

The State Department has begun the first major overhaul of its assignment system in decades, making it more difficult for U.S. diplomats to avoid serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other dangerous posts that the Bush administration views as crucial in the war on terrorism.

Senior department officials said that no jobs will be available for bidding by Foreign Service officers until all open positions in the critical posts have been filled. They also said that they would resort to "directed assignments" if the new scheme fails to achieve the desired results.

"We are going to start filling the toughest posts first," one senior official said. "We are still doing this on a voluntary basis, but, obviously, if we ever have to go to directed assignments, we will, because the bottom line is, you have to get your best, most talented people in the hardest and most important positions."

Another official said that the best way for Foreign Service officers to ensure they have another job when their current assignment ends will be to opt for Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Pakistan and other hardship posts in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.[/q]

Its a highly prized government job ... suck it up and stand for something, or are you of the camp that leadership on "freedom world values" will make it that you might not be liked?

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