Shockingly, after having been in my job for less than a month, I was asked to come work in the "front office" for a day. It was a huge honor for me to be working with the Deputy Chief of Mission and the Ambassador. The front office is certainly NOT in the front of the embassy, it is one of the harder areas to access. It is a small milestone, but I celebrate every one.
The two gentlemen impressed me as being quite professional and even-tempered. The DCM actually spends time mentoring the untenured officers and specialists, offering his experience and career advice. I hope to be tenured by the end of 2010, but you can bet I will be listening closely to him and taking advantage of every opportunity.
My boss was ribbing me about "already moving up the corporate ladder," which is a joke in and of itself inside a bureaucracy.
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