Resources to Get You Through

Coping with an unaccompanied tour can be made easier with the right information. Bookmark this page, as FLO will continue to add resources and links.

FLO Resources and Publications

• Unaccompanied Tours:  A Decision Tree - This document is a planner to help you decide where to live during an unaccompanied tour.
• Keeping Our Heads Above Water, a monthly newsletter
• Managed Health Network Package of Resources
• HomeFrontUS Online Listserv
• FORM: Connecting Families Experiencing an Unaccompanied Tour Contact Form
• Long Distance Relationships and Separated Tours: When Couples Live Apart
• Contingency Plan: Don't Leave Home Without It
• FLO Family Member Employment Homepage
• Unemployment Compensation for Family Member on Evacuation Status
• Divorce
• Survivor's Checklist: In Case of the Death of a Loved One
• Subscribe to FLO e-publications

Other Resources

• Assignment Iraq - a new Department of State / HR website on the intranet only
• FSI's Transition Center's "Destination Iraq" Resource Page 
• Overseas Briefing Center's FS Assignment Notebook, Chapter 25 on Unaccompanied Tours
• Counseling Resources
• Returning to Washington Resources
• Office of Casualty Assistance
• The Transition Center at the Foreign Service Institute
• The Association of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW)
• IQ:Information Quest

Frequently Requested Department of State Contacts
Department of State Operations Center (for emergencies only) -  (202) 647-1512
Department of State Main Operator - (202) 647-4000
Office of Allowances - (202) 261-1121
Employee Relations - (202) 261-8180
The Family Liaison Office - (202) 647-1076 

Information provided by the Family Liaison Office
Contact FLOAskUT@state.gov
Contact the Family Liaison Office