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Joaki Monserrate
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How Do You Fire a Calling? How the State Department Ends a Public Service Calling
Diplomacy doesn’t end with a press release. It ends in silence, in erasure, in inboxes that no longer open. Quietly, Violently, and Without Ceremony
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July 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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The best piece that has come out of the State reorganization efforts.

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Foreign Service officers ‘in limbo’ with State Dept RIFs on hold
According to the department's latest reorganization plans, nearly 1,600 employees agreed to leave the agency through voluntary incentives.
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June 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Truly outstanding, though watch out for the one on the right.
#T&T
February 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Colombians do amazing things, including putting an egg inside but Venezuela is Rey of Arepas.
Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa?
Both countries claim the cornbread as their own. But where does it really come from? And who makes it better?
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November 26, 2024 at 7:38 PM