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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - What is a diplomat?
2:38 - The Selection
3:20 - The Institute
3:59 - The Language School
5:15 - Specialist Training
6:21 - Rating Difficult Languages
7:23 - The Teachers
7:57 - The Method
11:28 - We’re All Adults Here
13:09 - The Lessons
14:30 - The Technology
15:06 - The FAST Course
16:28 - Homework
16:56 - Exams
17:50 - Scoring to Win!
18:43 - Start to Finish
19:18 - Leaving on a Jet Plane
20:25 - Tenure
📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS
Special thanks to the U.S. State Department, who provided useful information about the FSI. "We provide this input for use on background and attributable to a State Department Official. We appreciate StoryLearning's interest in how FSI trains U.S. government foreign affairs professionals."
U.S. Department of State: Foreign Language Training
https://www.state.gov/foreign-language-training/
A Message from Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger
https://youtu.be/dp5h6n6fbUg
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America's Diplomats Trailer
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Foreign Service Institute Students - Future Faces of America Abroad
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Yuri Kim offers UOG grads a message of perseverance
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