- Review required reading "Inside a US Embassy" and the links to specific positions.
- Text: Part I and II of Dorman’s Inside a U.S. Embassy--Diplomacy at Work .
- www.afsa.org/insideLinks to an external site.
- Write a 5 - 10 sentence summary paragraph on one of the questions below.
- You are required to post your own answer before you can view anyone else's answers.
- Your post is due on Wednesday and the response to a classmate is due on Friday.
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Prompt
Pick one of the roles from the list of U.S. Embassy Berlin positions on the previous page, and argue why it is important based on U.S. interests in Germany. Pick a Embassy CT role that is DIFFERENT from the two you select in the writing assignment for this module.
- Identify which bilateral current issues are within the responsibility of that country team officer.
- Provide a brief explanation of the role along with your ideas on how that officer would make a difference and achieve goals to promote U.S. interests in Germany.
- Who are the stakeholders in Germany and groups that this Country Team officer would be working with and reach out to?
- What kind of policies and programs would the officer develop to implement U.S. policy goals?